Where does “tref” come from?

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

tref (Middle Welsh): town

Definitions

  1. town

Ancestry of “tref”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tref”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb- →