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Where does “crích” come from?

crích (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic krīkʷā — furrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary.

crích (Old Irish): boundary, limit, end; aim, purpose; confines,...

Definitions

  1. boundary, limit, end; aim, purpose; confines,...

Ancestry of “crích”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickrīkʷāfurrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary

Words derived from “crích”

  • mórchríoch
  • fótaichríoch
  • críoch
  • ardchríoch
  • críochnaigh
  • eachtarchríoch
  • ísealchríoch
  • crìochnaich
  • crìoch
  • críchnaigid
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