Where does “kreuzigen” come from?

kreuzigen (German) comes from Old High German kruzigōn, from Latin crucio, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

kreuzigen (German): to crucify

Definitions

  1. to crucify

Ancestry of “kreuzigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankruzigōnto crucify
2LatincrucioI crucify; I torture
3Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
4Proto-Italic*kruks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “kreuzigen”

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