Where does “pansarkryssare” come from?

pansarkryssare (Swedish) comes from Swedish kryssare, from Dutch kruiser, from Dutch kruisen, from Middle Dutch cruce, from Old Dutch *krūci, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

pansarkryssare (Swedish): armored cruiser

Definitions

  1. armored cruiser

Ancestry of “pansarkryssare”, step by step

pansarkryssare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Swedish pansar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpansaran armour
2Old Swedishpanzar—
3Middle Low Germanpantzer—
4Italianpancieracorset, girdle
5Italianpanciabelly, stomach, paunch
6Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →