Where does “Kjriez” come from?

Kjriez (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German kruze, from Old Saxon krūci, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Kjriez (Plautdietsch): cross

Definitions

  1. cross

Ancestry of “Kjriez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankruze—
2Old Saxonkrūcicross
3Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
4Proto-Italic*kruks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “Kjriez”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →