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Where does “cree” come from?

cree (Manx) comes from Old Irish cride, from Proto-Celtic kridyom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

cree (Manx): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “cree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcrideheart
2Proto-Celtickridyomheart; center, focus; love, dear one
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “cree”

  • ard-chreeoil
  • faase-chreeagh
  • ard-chreeagh
  • jeih-chreeagh
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