Where does “kreuzen” come from?

kreuzen (German) comes 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.

kreuzen (German): to cross; to crossbreed; to patrol

Definitions

  1. to cross; to crossbreed; to patrol

Ancestry of “kreuzen”, step by step

kreuzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kruisen

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

via Middle High German kriuzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankriuzen—
2Old High Germankrūzōn—

Words derived from “kreuzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →