Where does “cros” come from?
cros (Old English) comes from Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
cros (Old English): rood, cross
Ancestry of “cros”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kross | cross |
| 2 | Old Irish | cros | — |
| 3 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “cros”