Where does “crūċ” come from?

crūċ (Old English) comes from Latin crucem, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

crūċ (Old English): cross

Definitions

  1. cross

Ancestry of “crūċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrucemaccusative singular of crux
2Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
3Proto-Italic*kruks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “crūċ”

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