Where does “cronk” come from?

cronk (Manx) comes from Old Irish cnocc, from Proto-Celtic *knukkos — protuberance; hill.

cronk (Manx): hill; mount; tor

Definitions

  1. hill; mount; tor

Ancestry of “cronk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcnocchill; lump; swelling
2Proto-Celtic*knukkosprotuberance; hill

Words derived from “cronk”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *knukkos →Every word from Old Irish cnocc →
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