Where does “morgrug” come from?

morgrug (Welsh) comes from Welsh crug, from Old English crūċ, from Latin crucem, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

morgrug (Welsh): ants

Definitions

  1. ants

Ancestry of “morgrug”, step by step

morgrug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh crug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcrughillock, knoll
2Old Englishcrūċcross
3Latincrucemaccusative singular of crux
4Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
5Proto-Italic*kruks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Welsh môr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmôrsea, ocean, the deep; plenty, abundance,...
2Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
3Proto-Celticmorisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “morgrug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →