Where does “hafod” come from?
hafod (English) comes from Welsh hafod, from Welsh haf, from Old Welsh ham, from Proto-Brythonic haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic samos, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.
hafod (English): A Welsh summer dwelling
Definitions
- A Welsh summer dwelling
Ancestry of “hafod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | hafod | summer dwelling upland dwelling, where the family and livestock dwell over the summer before returning to the hendref in the valley |
| 2 | Welsh | haf | summer |
| 3 | Old Welsh | ham | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | haβ̃ | summer |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | samos | summer |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-h₂-ó- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | semh₂- | summer, year |