Where does “Kreuzgewölbe” come from?

Kreuzgewölbe (German) comes from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Kreuzgewölbe (German): a cross vault

Definitions

  1. a cross vault

Ancestry of “Kreuzgewölbe”, step by step

Kreuzgewölbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kreuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreuzcross; clubs; sharp
2SpanishCruzcross
3Portuguesecruzcross
4Italiancrocecross
5Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
6Proto-Italic*kruks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via German Gewölbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewölbevault
2Middle High Germangewelbe—
3Proto-Germanichwalbąvault, arch
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →