Where does “cross” come from?

cross (Middle English) comes from Old English cros, from Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

cross (Middle English): the Holy Cross; Christ's cross; A representation...

Definitions

  1. the Holy Cross; Christ's cross; A representation...

Ancestry of “cross”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrosrood, cross
2Old Norsekrosscross
3Old Irishcroscross
4Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
5Proto-Italic*kruks
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “cross

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-