Where does “trev” come from?

trev (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic treβ, from Proto-Celtic trebā, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

trev (Cornish): farmsteads, homesteads

Definitions

  1. farmsteads, homesteads

Ancestry of “trev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonictreβtown, settlement
2Proto-Celtictrebādwelling
3Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

Words derived from “trev”

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