Where does “cruimh” come from?

cruimh (Irish) comes from Old Irish cruim, from Proto-Celtic kʷrimis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

cruimh (Irish): grub, larva, maggot, worm

Definitions

  1. grub, larva, maggot, worm

Ancestry of “cruimh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcruimworm; maggot
2Proto-Celtickʷrimisworm
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “cruimh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷrimis →Every word from Old Irish cruim →