Where does “kreuzlahm” come from?

kreuzlahm (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.

kreuzlahm (German): exhausted and aching

Definitions

  1. exhausted and aching

Ancestry of “kreuzlahm”, step by step

kreuzlahm 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 lahm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlahmlame
2Middle High Germanlam—
3Old High Germanlamlame
4Proto-West Germanic*lam—
5Proto-Germaniclamazlame; withered, defective
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →