Where does “krzyżacki” come from?
krzyżacki (Polish) comes from Polish Krzyżak, from Polish krzyż, from Turkish kriz, from French crise, from Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō — to sift, separate, divide.
krzyżacki (Polish): Teutonic Order
Definitions
- Teutonic Order
Ancestry of “krzyżacki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Krzyżak | Teutonic Knight |
| 2 | Polish | krzyż | cross; sacrum |
| 3 | Turkish | kriz | crisis |
| 4 | French | crise | crisis; attack, fit |
| 5 | Latin | crisis | crisis |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |