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Where does “cron” come from?

cron (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish cron — crime, blame, fault.

cron (Scottish Gaelic): harm, injury, defect; delinquency, blame, fault

Definitions

  1. harm, injury, defect; delinquency, blame, fault

Ancestry of “cron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcroncrime, blame, fault

Words derived from “cron”

  • cronaich
Every word from Middle Irish cron →