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Where does “crith” come from?
crith (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish crith, from Proto-Celtic kritos — trembling, fever.
Ancestry of “crith”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Irish
crith
shaking, trembling
2
Proto-Celtic
kritos
trembling, fever
Words derived from “crith”
crith
Crith-chreidmheach
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