Where does “Kreuzigung” come from?

Kreuzigung (German) comes from German kreuzigen, from Old High German kruzigōn, from Latin crucio, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Kreuzigung (German): crucifixion

Definitions

  1. crucifixion

Ancestry of “Kreuzigung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankreuzigento crucify
2Old High Germankruzigōnto crucify
3LatincrucioI crucify; I torture
4Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
5Proto-Italic*kruks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →