Etymology of the English word cruise
the English word
cruisederived from the Dutch word
kruisenderived from the Dutch word
kruisderived from the Middle Dutch word
crucederived from the Late Latin word
crux (cross; cross; hanging tree; impaling stake)
Date
The earliest known usage of cruise in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
cruiseway,
cruised,
cruisingCognates
Catalan
crusar, Dutch
kruisen, Dutch
kruis, English
cross, French
croiser, French
croix, German
Kreuz, Icelandic
kross, Icelandic
krysse, Italian
croce, Italian
crociare, Latin
cruces, Lithuanian
kryžius, Norwegian
kors, Norwegian
krysse, Portuguese
cruzar, Provençal
crozar, Spanish
cruz, Spanish
cruzar, Swedish
kors, Swedish
korsa, Swedish
kryssa, Swedish
kreuzer, Yiddish
krajtsUsage
Word found in Modern English
