Where does “Lilienkreuz” come from?

Lilienkreuz (German) comes from German Lilie, from Middle High German lilje, from Old High German lilia, from Latin līlia, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.

Lilienkreuz (German): cross flory, cross fleury

Definitions

  1. cross flory, cross fleury

Ancestry of “Lilienkreuz”, step by step

Lilienkreuz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lilie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLilielily, lilium (flower)
2Middle High Germanlilje—
3Old High Germanlilia—
4Latinlīlia—
5Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
6Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ—
7Demoticḥrryflower
8Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

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
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrt →Every word from Demotic ḥrry →Every word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ →