Where does “crúachaid” come from?

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

crúachaid (Old Irish): heaps, piles

Definitions

  1. heaps, piles

Ancestry of “crúachaid”, 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 “crúachaid”

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