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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-Celtickroudis—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “crúaid”

  • croagh
  • cruas
  • cruaidh
  • crua
  • cruach
  • cruadhéanta
  • cruachraicneach
  • cruas
  • cruadhtan
  • cruaidh
  • crúas
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