Where does “überkreuzen” come from?

überkreuzen (German) comes from German kreuzen, from Dutch kruisen, from Middle Dutch cruce, from Old Dutch *krūci, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

überkreuzen (German): to intersect

Definitions

to intersect

Ancestry of “überkreuzen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	kreuzen	to cross; to crossbreed; to patrol
2	Dutch	kruisen	to cross, intersect; to breed
3	Middle Dutch	cruce	—
4	Old Dutch	*krūci	—
5	Latin	crux	wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
6	Proto-Italic	*kruks	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	sḱer-	to caw, crow

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →