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Where does “crith” come from?

crith (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish crith, from Old Irish crith, from Proto-Celtic kritos — trembling, fever.

crith (Scottish Gaelic): shake, shiver, tremble, quaver; verbal noun of...

Definitions

  1. shake, shiver, tremble, quaver; verbal noun of...

Ancestry of “crith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcrith—
2Old Irishcrithshaking, trembling
3Proto-Celtickritostrembling, fever

Words derived from “crith”

  • Crith-chreidmheach
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