Where does “Crith-chreidmheach” come from?

Crith-chreidmheach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic crith, from Middle Irish crith, from Old Irish crith, from Proto-Celtic kritos — trembling, fever.

Crith-chreidmheach (Scottish Gaelic): Quaker

Definitions

  1. Quaker

Ancestry of “Crith-chreidmheach”, step by step

Crith-chreidmheach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic crith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccrithshake, shiver, tremble, quaver; verbal noun of...
2Middle Irishcrith—
3Old Irishcrithshaking, trembling
4Proto-Celtickritostrembling, fever

via Scottish Gaelic creidmheach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccreidmheachbeliever
2Old Irishcretmech—
Every word from Proto-Celtic kritos →Every word from Old Irish crith →Every word from Middle Irish crith →
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