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Where does “crúach” come from?

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

crúach (Old Irish): heap, pile; stack; mountain, hill; stack of corn,...

Definitions

  1. heap, pile; stack; mountain, hill; stack of corn,...

Ancestry of “crúach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*krouk-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankrewH-to cover, heap

Words derived from “crúach”

  • cruach
  • crúachaid
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