Where does “McCrea” come from?

McCrea (English) comes from English McRae, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Raith, from Scottish Gaelic mac, from Middle Irish mac, from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ, from Proto-Celtic makkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Ancestry of “McCrea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMcRae—
2Scottish GaelicMac Raith—
3Scottish Gaelicmacson; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and...
4Middle Irishmacson
5Old Irishmaccson; child
6Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
7Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic makkʷos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ →
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