Where does “kruisridder” come from?

kruisridder (Dutch) comes from Dutch ridder, from Middle Dutch riddere, from Middle Dutch rîdere, from Old Dutch rīdere, from Old Dutch rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

kruisridder (Dutch): A crusader, a knight who participated in the...

Definitions

  1. A crusader, a knight who participated in the...

Ancestry of “kruisridder”, step by step

kruisridder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ridder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchridderA knight; One of certain butterflies of the...
2Middle Dutchriddere
3Middle Dutchrîdere
4Old Dutchrīdere
5Old Dutchrīdanto ride
6Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
7Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
8Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Dutch kruis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruiscross; crotch; sharp
2Dutchkruisento cross, intersect; to breed
3Middle Dutchcruce
4Old Dutch*krūci
5Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
6Proto-Italic*kruks
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-