Where does “Kreuzspeiche” come from?

Kreuzspeiche (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.

Kreuzspeiche (German): a spoke crossing on top of another spoke; in wheelbuilding often a leading spoke

Definitions

  1. a spoke crossing on top of another spoke; in wheelbuilding often a leading spoke

Ancestry of “Kreuzspeiche”, step by step

Kreuzspeiche 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 speiche

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