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

A measure of herrings, either imprecise or...

Ancestry of “cran”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Scottish Gaelic	crann	tree; mast; bar
2	Middle Irish	crann	—
3	Old Irish	crann	tree
4	Proto-Celtic	kʷresnom	tree; wood
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷres-	bush, thicket

Words derived from “cran”

crans

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷres- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷresnom →Every word from Old Irish crann →