Where does “creoi” come from?

creoi (Manx) comes from Old Irish crúaid, from Proto-Celtic kroudis, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

creoi (Manx): hard, tough, hardy; solid, stiff; hard-boiled;...

Definitions

  1. hard, tough, hardy; solid, stiff; hard-boiled;...

Ancestry of “creoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcrúaidhard, hardy, harsh; stern, strict
2Proto-Celtickroudisharsh, cruel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “creoi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kroudis →Every word from Old Irish crúaid →