Where does “slagkryssare” come from?

slagkryssare (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.

slagkryssare (Swedish): battle-cruiser

Definitions

  1. battle-cruiser

Ancestry of “slagkryssare”, step by step

slagkryssare 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 slag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishslagA hit; punch; A hit of a ball by a bat or a...
2Old Norseslag—
3Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →