Where does “hangarkryssare” come from?

hangarkryssare (Swedish) comes from Swedish hangar, from French hangar, from Middle French hanghart, from Old French hangart, from Old French hamgart, from Frankish haimgard, from Frankish haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz — to be lying down; to settle.

hangarkryssare (Swedish): aviation cruiser

Definitions

  1. aviation cruiser

Ancestry of “hangarkryssare”, step by step

hangarkryssare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hangar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhangarhangar, a garage-like building for aircraft
2Frenchhangarshed, barn, warehouse; hangar
3Middle Frenchhanghartenclosure near a house
4Old Frenchhangart
5Old Frenchhamgart
6Frankishhaimgardfence around a group of houses; enclosure around...
7Frankishhaimvillage, home; home, village, hamlet; home,...
8Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Swedish kryssare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkryssarecruiser
2DutchkruiserA cruiser
3Dutchkruisento cross, intersect; to breed
4Middle Dutchcruce
5Old Dutch*krūci
6Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
7Proto-Italic*kruks
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-