Where does “cruach” come from?

cruach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish crúach, from Proto-Celtic *krouk-, from Proto-Indo-European krewH- — to cover, heap.

cruach (Scottish Gaelic): pile, heap, stack; pile or heap up; make into a...

Definitions

  1. pile, heap, stack; pile or heap up; make into a...

Ancestry of “cruach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcrúachheap, pile; stack; mountain, hill; stack of corn,...
2Proto-Celtic*krouk-heap, pile
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankrewH-to cover, heap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *krouk- →Every word from Old Irish crúach →