Where does “crìoch” come from?
crìoch (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish crích, from Old Irish crích, from Proto-Celtic krīkʷā — furrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary.
crìoch (Scottish Gaelic): end; boundary, limit; border, frontier
Definitions
- end; boundary, limit; border, frontier
Ancestry of “crìoch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | crích | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | crích | boundary, limit, end; aim, purpose; confines,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | krīkʷā | furrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary |