kreuzen

Meaning

(weak) to cross (place across)
(weak) to cross, intersect
(weak) to cross, pass over
(weak) to crossbreed

go across

fold one's arms

cross one's legs

cruise the sea

beat about

cruise the sky

gegen den Wind fahren

gegen den Wind segeln

aneinanderstecken

ein Kreuz bilden

ins Gehege kommen

çaprazlamak

پهڕاندن

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʁɔʏ̯tsən/

Inherited from Middle High German

Inherited from Old High German

Cognate with English

In summary

From Middle High German kriuzen (“to mark with a cross; crucify”), alteration (after the noun kriuze) of older krūzen, from Old High German krūzōn (“to crucify”). Equivalent to Kreuz + -en. The sense “cruise, patrol” (17th c.) is a semantic loan from Dutch kruisen, whence also English cruise.

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