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
Ancestry of “crann”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | crann | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | crann | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kʷresnom | tree; wood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷres- | bush, thicket |