Where does “crefu” come from?

crefu (Welsh) comes from English crave, from Middle English craven, from Old English crafian, from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn — to implore, ask.

crefu (Welsh): to entreat, to crave, to entreat, to beg

Definitions

  1. to entreat, to crave, to entreat, to beg

Ancestry of “crefu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcraveTo desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite;...
2Middle EnglishcravenDefeated; desire; crave
3Old Englishcrafianto crave; to ask, implore; to demand
4Proto-West Germanic*krafōnto implore, ask
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn →Every word from Old English crafian →Every word from Middle English craven →