Where does “cred” come from?

cred (Manx) comes from Manx creid, from Old Irish creitid, from Proto-Celtic kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰeh₁ti — to believe, trust.

cred (Manx): Alternative form of creid

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of creid

Ancestry of “cred”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxcreidbelieve
2Old Irishcreitidto believe; to trust
3Proto-Celtickreddītito believe
4Proto-Indo-European*ḱréddʰeh₁tito believe, trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰeh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Celtic kreddīti →Every word from Old Irish creitid →