Where does “cró” come from?

cró (Irish) comes from English Crow, from Middle English crowe, from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic krāā, from Proto-Germanic krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

cró (Irish): eye, socket; bore; aperture

Definitions

  1. eye, socket; bore; aperture

Ancestry of “cró”, step by step

cró traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Crow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCrowA member of a Native American tribe of southern...
2Middle Englishcrowecrow; A metal bar or lever; a crowbar;...
3Middle EnglishcrowenTo crow; To make other noises typical of birds;...
4Old Englishcrāwecrow
5Proto-West Germanickrāācrow
6Proto-Germanickrēǭcrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Old Irish crú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcrúblood
2Proto-Celtickrowosblood
3Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

via Proto-Celtic *kruwos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*kruwos
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankrewH-to cover, heap

Words derived from “cró

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Germanic krēǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic krāā
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