Where does “crine” come from?

crine (English) comes from Scots crine, from Scottish Gaelic crìon, from Old Irish crínaid, from Old Irish crín, from Proto-Celtic *krīnos — withered, decayed, decrepit.

crine (English): To wither, wilt, shrivel

Definitions

  1. To wither, wilt, shrivel

Ancestry of “crine”, step by step

crine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots crine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotscrineshrink, shrivel
2Scottish Gaeliccrìonwither, shrivel, decay; dwindle, fade, wane
3Old Irishcrínaid—
4Old Irishcrínwithered, decayed
5Proto-Celtic*krīnoswithered, decayed, decrepit

via Italian crine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancrinehorsehair; mane, crest
2Latincrīnishair of the head, lock of hair, plume
3Proto-Italickriznishair
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Celtic *krīnos →Every word from Old Irish crín →Every word from Old Irish crínaid →