Where does “cruach” come from?
cruach (Irish) comes from Irish crua, from Middle Irish crúaide, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
cruach (Irish): steel metal alloy
Definitions
- steel metal alloy
Ancestry of “cruach”, step by step
cruach traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish crua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | crua | hard, firm; difficult; severe |
| 2 | Middle Irish | crúaide | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | -e | Forms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 4 | Old Irish | lán | full |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlānos | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Old Irish crúachaid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | crúachaid | heaps, piles |
| 2 | Old Irish | crúach | heap, pile; stack; mountain, hill; stack of corn,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *krouk- | heap, pile |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krewH- | to cover, heap |
via Middle Irish crúach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | crúach | — |