Where does “cruithnecht” come from?

cruithnecht (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *nixtos, from Proto-Indo-European neyk-, from Proto-Indo-European *nik-, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.

cruithnecht (Old Irish): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “cruithnecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*nixtoswinnowed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneyk-to winnow, swing grains in a mill
3Proto-Indo-European*nik-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
5Cebuano-hi—

Words derived from “cruithnecht”

Every word from Cebuano -hi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ney- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nik- →