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Cruise

2 stages from Dutch to English.

Today it means to sail or travel for pleasure, or a voyage taken for leisure
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Stage 1 of 2
kruisen
Dutch · medieval
"to cross, sail back and forth"
meaning "to cross" or "sail to and fro"
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Stage 2 of 2
cruise
English · 1600s-1700s
"to sail for pleasure or patrol"
adopted directly from Dutch maritime vocabulary
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