Where does “crogfach” come from?

crogfach (Welsh) comes from Welsh bach, from Old Welsh bach, from Proto-Celtic bakkos, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

crogfach (Welsh): hinge

Definitions

  1. hinge

Ancestry of “crogfach”, step by step

crogfach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh bach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbachsmall, little, short; not fully-grown or...
2Old Welshbach
3Proto-Celticbakkoshook, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

via Welsh crog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcroggallows
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ-