Where does “cridhe” come from?

cridhe (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cride, from Proto-Celtic kridyom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

cridhe (Scottish Gaelic): heart; courage; epicenter, core, focus

Definitions

  1. heart; courage; epicenter, core, focus

Ancestry of “cridhe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcrideheart
2Proto-Celtickridyomheart; center, focus; love, dear one
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “cridhe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Celtic kridyom →Every word from Old Irish cride →