Where does “krysse” come from?

krysse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kryss, from Middle Low German kruze, from Old Saxon krūci, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

krysse (Norwegian Bokmål): to cross

Definitions

  1. to cross

Ancestry of “krysse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkrysscrossing, junction; a cross; imperative of krysse
2Middle Low Germankruze—
3Old Saxonkrūcicross
4Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
5Proto-Italic*kruks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “krysse”

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