Where does “crú” come from?

crú (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic krowos, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

crú (Old Irish): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “crú”, step by step

crú traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic krowos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickrowosblood
2Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

via Middle Irish crua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcrua—
2Old Irishcróahoof; horseshoe

via Proto-Celtic *krūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*krūsblood

Words derived from “crú”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s →Every word from Proto-Celtic krowos →