Where does “Landkreuzer” come from?

Landkreuzer (German) comes from German Kreuzer, from Dutch kruiser, from Dutch kruisen, from Middle Dutch cruce, from Old Dutch *krūci, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Landkreuzer (German): A land cruiser: a superheavy tank, supertank/super tank

Definitions

  1. A land cruiser: a superheavy tank, supertank/super tank

Ancestry of “Landkreuzer”, step by step

Landkreuzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kreuzer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreuzerkreuzer; cruiser
2DutchkruiserA cruiser
3Dutchkruisento cross, intersect; to breed
4Middle Dutchcruce
5Old Dutch*krūci
6Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
7Proto-Italic*kruks
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via German land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
2Middle High Germanlantland; country
3Old High Germanlantland; country
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-
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