Where does “críoch” come from?

críoch (Irish) comes from Middle Irish crích, from Old Irish crích, from Proto-Celtic krīkʷā — furrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary.

críoch (Irish): limit; boundary; region, territory; end;...

Definitions

  1. limit; boundary; region, territory; end;...

Ancestry of “críoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcríchboundary, border
2Old Irishcríchboundary, limit, end; aim, purpose; confines,...
3Proto-Celtickrīkʷāfurrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary

Words derived from “críoch”

Every word from Proto-Celtic krīkʷā →Every word from Old Irish crích →Every word from Middle Irish crích →