Where does “goyf” come from?

goyf (Old Cornish) comes from Proto-Celtic gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- — winter.

Ancestry of “goyf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgyemoswinter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰyem-winter

Words derived from “goyf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gyemos →
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