Where does “crúaid” come from?

crúaid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kroudis, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

crúaid (Old Irish): hard, hardy, harsh; stern, strict

Definitions

  1. hard, hardy, harsh; stern, strict

Ancestry of “crúaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickroudisharsh, cruel
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “crúaid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kroudis →