Where does “cribo” come from?

cribo (Welsh) comes from Welsh crib, from Middle Welsh crib, from Old Welsh crip, from Proto-Celtic krīkʷā — furrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary.

cribo (Welsh): to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb

Ancestry of “cribo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcribcomb
2Middle Welshcrib—
3Old Welshcrip—
4Proto-Celtickrīkʷāfurrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary
Every word from Proto-Celtic krīkʷā →Every word from Old Welsh crip →Every word from Middle Welsh crib →