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Where does “cran” come from?

cran (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic crann, from Middle Irish crann, from Old Irish crann, from Proto-Celtic kʷresnom, from Proto-Indo-European kʷres- — bush, thicket.

cran (English): A measure of herrings, either imprecise or...

Definitions

  1. A measure of herrings, either imprecise or...

Ancestry of “cran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccranntree; mast; bar
2Middle Irishcrann—
3Old Irishcrann—
4Proto-Celtickʷresnomtree; wood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷres-bush, thicket

Words derived from “cran”

  • crans
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