Where does “Croghan” come from?

Croghan (English) comes from Irish cruachan, from Irish crua, from Middle Irish crúaide, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Ancestry of “Croghan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcruachanverbal noun of cruaigh; hardening
2Irishcruahard, firm; difficult; severe
3Middle Irishcrúaide
4Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
5Old Irishlánfull
6Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Old Irish -e
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