Where does “cruachan” come from?

cruachan (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.

cruachan (Irish): verbal noun of cruaigh; hardening

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of cruaigh; hardening

Ancestry of “cruachan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcruahard, firm; difficult; severe
2Middle Irishcrúaide—
3Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
4Old Irishlánfull
5Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “cruachan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →