Where does “crottle” come from?

crottle (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic crotal, from Middle Irish crotball.

crottle (English): dye-producing lichens

Definitions

  1. dye-producing lichens

Ancestry of “crottle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccrotallichen in general
2Middle Irishcrotball—
Every word from Middle Irish crotball →Every word from Scottish Gaelic crotal →