Where does “crans” come from?

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

crans (English): plural of cran

Definitions

  1. plural of cran

Ancestry of “crans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcranA measure of herrings, either imprecise or...
2Scottish Gaeliccranntree; mast; bar
3Middle Irishcrann—
4Old Irishcranntree
5Proto-Celtickʷresnomtree; wood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷres-bush, thicket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷres- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷresnom →Every word from Old Irish crann →