Where does “Kreuzfahrt” come from?
Kreuzfahrt (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.
Kreuzfahrt (German): crusade/Crusade; cruise
Ancestry of “Kreuzfahrt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “Kreuzfahrt”