Where does “crongan” come from?

crongan (Manx) comes from Manx -an, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

crongan (Manx): hillock

Definitions

  1. hillock

Ancestry of “crongan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manx-anAlternative form of -ane
2Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
4Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Manx -an →