Where does “-af” come from?

-af (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh -haf, from Proto-Brythonic -haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *-isamos — forms superlative adjectives.

-af (Welsh): verb suffix for the first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. verb suffix for the first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “-af”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welsh-hafused to form the superlative of an adjective
2Proto-Brythonic-haβ̃Forms the superlative of an adjective
3Proto-Celtic*-isamosforms superlative adjectives

Words derived from “-af”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *-isamos →Every word from Middle Welsh -haf →Every word from Proto-Brythonic -haβ̃ →