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Where does “crean” come from?

crean (Irish) comes from Old Irish crenaid, from Proto-Celtic kʷrinati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.

crean (Irish): purchase

Definitions

  1. purchase

Ancestry of “crean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcrenaidto buy, purchase
2Proto-Celtickʷrinatito buy
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷrinéh₂tito buy
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷreyh₂-to buy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- →