Where does “cantref” come from?

cantref (Middle Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh cant, from Proto-Brythonic kant, from Proto-Celtic kantom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

cantref (Middle Welsh): a cantref: a mediaeval land division in Wales,...

Definitions

  1. a cantref: a mediaeval land division in Wales,...

Ancestry of “cantref”, step by step

cantref traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Welsh cant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshcanthundred
2Proto-Brythonickanthundred
3Proto-Celtickantomhundred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Middle Welsh tref

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshtreftown
2Proto-Brythonictreβtown, settlement
3Proto-Celtictrebādwelling
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

Words derived from “cantref”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →