Etymograph

English

McCrum

McCrum comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac Cruim ‘son of the cripple’, from crom ‘bent, twisted’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *krumbos.

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*krumbos‘bent, crooked’reconstructed
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900cromb‘bent, stooped’
  3. Middle Irishc. 900–1200cromm
  4. Scottish Gaelicmoderncrom‘bent, twisted’
  5. Scottish Gaelic, derivedmodernMac Cruim‘son of the cripple’
  6. EnglishtodayMcCrum

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*krumbos‘bent, crooked’reconstructed
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900cromb‘bent, stooped’
  3. Middle Irishc. 900–1200cromm
  4. Scottish Gaelicmoderncrom‘bent, twisted’
  5. Scottish Gaelic, derivedmodernMac Cruim‘son of the cripple’
  6. EnglishtodayMcCrum

The story

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cruim (‘son of the cripple’), from crom (‘bent, twisted’).

Every English word from Proto-Celtic *krumbos

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *krumbos / McCrum

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