Where does “crúach” come from?

crúach (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish crúach, from Proto-Celtic *krouk-, from Proto-Indo-European krewH- — to cover, heap.

Ancestry of “crúach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcrúachheap, pile; stack; mountain, hill; stack of corn,...
2Proto-Celtic*krouk-heap, pile
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankrewH-to cover, heap

Words derived from “crúach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *krouk- →Every word from Old Irish crúach →
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