Where does “Trevelyan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Trevelyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishtrevfarmsteads, homesteads
2Proto-Brythonictreβtown, settlement
3Proto-Celtictrebādwelling
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb-
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