Where does “crann” come from?

crann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish crann, from Old Irish crann, from Proto-Celtic kʷresnom, from Proto-Indo-European kʷres- — bush, thicket.

crann (Scottish Gaelic): tree; mast; bar

Definitions

  1. tree; mast; bar

Ancestry of “crann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcrann
2Old Irishcranntree
3Proto-Celtickʷresnomtree; wood
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷres-bush, thicket

Words derived from “crann

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷres-Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷresnomEvery word from Old Irish crann