Where does “jeih-chreeagh” come from?

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

jeih-chreeagh (Manx): well-meant, big-hearted

Definitions

  1. well-meant, big-hearted

Ancestry of “jeih-chreeagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxcreeheart
2Old Irishcrideheart
3Proto-Celtickridyomheart; center, focus; love, dear one
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Celtic kridyom →Every word from Old Irish cride →