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

  1. end; boundary, limit; border, frontier

Ancestry of “crìoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcríchboundary, border
2Old Irishcríchboundary, limit, end; aim, purpose; confines,...
3Proto-Celtickrīkʷāfurrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary
Every word from Proto-Celtic krīkʷā →Every word from Old Irish crích →Every word from Middle Irish crích →