kroc'hen

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See also: krochen, and kröchen

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *krokkenom (skin), probably loaned from a non-Indo-European substrate language.[1] However, compare Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz (ridge, back, spine) and German Krug.[2]

Cognate with Cornish kroghen, Irish craiceann; Welsh croen (< *kroknom).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁoːχɛn/
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Noun

kroc'hen m (plural krec’hin or krec’hen)

  1. (anatomy) skin
  2. (geology) crust

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “krok(ke)no-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 226
  2. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “kroc'hen”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page craicionn