Where does “aolchrobh” come from?
aolchrobh (Irish) comes from Irish crobh, from Old Irish crob, from Proto-Celtic *kruwos, from Proto-Indo-European krewH- — to cover, heap.
aolchrobh (Irish): fair hand
Ancestry of “aolchrobh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | crobh | hand; clawed foot, paw; talons |
| 2 | Old Irish | crob | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *kruwos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krewH- | to cover, heap |