Where does “kryss” come from?
kryss (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German kruze, from Old Saxon krūci, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
kryss (Norwegian Bokmål): crossing, junction; a cross; imperative of krysse
Definitions
- crossing, junction; a cross; imperative of krysse
Ancestry of “kryss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | kruze | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | krūci | — |
| 3 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “kryss”