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Where does “treb” come from?

treb (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic trebā, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

treb (Old Irish): house, farm; household; tribe

Definitions

  1. house, farm; household; tribe

Ancestry of “treb”, step by step

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

Words derived from “treb”

  • trebaid
  • adtreba
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