Where does “Kreuzgratgewölbe” come from?

Kreuzgratgewölbe (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.

Kreuzgratgewölbe (German): a groin vault

Definitions

  1. a groin vault

Ancestry of “Kreuzgratgewölbe”, step by step

Kreuzgratgewölbe traces back through 3 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

via German grāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangrātridge
2Middle High Germangrāt—
3Old High Germangrāt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →