Where does “goruotref” come from?

goruotref (Middle Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh tref, from Proto-Brythonic treβ, from Proto-Celtic trebā, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

goruotref (Middle Welsh): gorfodtref

Definitions

  1. gorfodtref

Ancestry of “goruotref”, step by step

goruotref traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Welsh tref

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

via Middle Welsh goruot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshgoruot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb-