Where does “Kreuzkümmel” come from?

Kreuzkümmel (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.

Kreuzkümmel (German): cumin

Definitions

  1. cumin

Ancestry of “Kreuzkümmel”, step by step

Kreuzkümmel 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 Kümmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKümmelcaraway; kummel
2Middle High Germankümel—
3Old High Germankumil—
4Latincuminumcumin
5Ancient Greekκύμινονcumin
6Akkadian𒂵𒈬𒉡cumin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →