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Where does “creid” come from?

creid (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish creitid, from Proto-Celtic kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰeh₁ti.

creid (Scottish Gaelic): believe, feel convinced; credit; confide, trust,...

Definitions

  1. believe, feel convinced; credit; confide, trust,...

Ancestry of “creid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcreitidto believe; to trust
2Proto-Celtickreddītito believe
3Proto-Indo-European*ḱréddʰeh₁ti—

Words derived from “creid”

  • mì-chreideach
  • mì-chreid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰeh₁ti →