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
Definitions
- crusade/Crusade; cruise
Ancestry of “Kreuzfahrt”, step by step
Kreuzfahrt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kreuzen
| 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 |
via German fahrt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fahrt | inflection of fahren: ## second-person plural... |
| 2 | Middle High German | fart | — |
| 3 | Old High German | vart | trip; ride |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fardi | journey, voyage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |