Where does “kryssingsspor” come from?
kryssingsspor (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kryssing, 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.
kryssingsspor (Norwegian Bokmål): a passing loop or crossing loop
Definitions
- a passing loop or crossing loop
Ancestry of “kryssingsspor”, step by step
kryssingsspor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kryssing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kryssing | crossing |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | krysse | to cross |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | kryss | crossing, junction; a cross; imperative of krysse |
| 4 | Middle Low German | kruze | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | krūci | cross |
| 6 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |