Where does “kryssing” come from?
kryssing (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål krysse, 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.
kryssing (Norwegian Bokmål): crossing
Ancestry of “kryssing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | krysse | to cross |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | kryss | crossing, junction; a cross; imperative of krysse |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kruze | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | krūci | — |
| 5 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “kryssing”