Where does “cruce” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cruce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*krūci—
2Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
3Proto-Italic*kruks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “cruce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →