Where does “crúas” come from?

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

crúas (Old Irish): hardness, stiffness, rigour

Definitions

  1. hardness, stiffness, rigour

Ancestry of “crúas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcrúaidhard, hardy, harsh; stern, strict
2Proto-Celtickroudisharsh, cruel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “crúas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kroudis →Every word from Old Irish crúaid →