Where does “cruaidh” come from?

cruaidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish crúaid, from Proto-Celtic kroudis, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

cruaidh (Scottish Gaelic): hard; callous; harsh

Definitions

  1. hard; callous; harsh

Ancestry of “cruaidh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcrúaidhard, hardy, harsh; stern, strict
2Proto-Celtickroudisharsh, cruel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “cruaidh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kroudis →Every word from Old Irish crúaid →