Where does “cruachroíoch” come from?

cruachroíoch (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.

cruachroíoch (Irish): hardhearted, pitiless

Definitions

  1. hardhearted, pitiless

Ancestry of “cruachroíoch”, step by step

cruachroíoch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish crua

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

via Irish croí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcroíheart; core; hub
2Old Irishcrideheart
3Proto-Celtickridyomheart; center, focus; love, dear one
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →