Where does “Kreuzheben” come from?
Kreuzheben (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.
Kreuzheben (German): deadlift
Definitions
- deadlift
Ancestry of “Kreuzheben”, step by step
Kreuzheben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kreuz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kreuz | cross; clubs; sharp |
| 2 | Spanish | Cruz | cross |
| 3 | Portuguese | cruz | cross |
| 4 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 5 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via German heben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | heben | to lift; to raise; to heave; to hoist; to rise;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | heben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hevan | to lift |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | habjaną | to have, to hold; to lift, heave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyé- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |