Where does “cruimheach” come from?

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

cruimheach (Irish): maggoty

Definitions

  1. maggoty

Ancestry of “cruimheach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcruimhgrub, larva, maggot, worm
2Old Irishcruimworm; maggot
3Proto-Celtickʷrimisworm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “cruimheach”

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