Where does “kryssing” come from?
kryssing (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk krysse, from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): crossing
Ancestry of “kryssing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | krysse | to cross |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kryss | crossing, junction; a cross |
| 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”