Where does “cefnfor” come from?

cefnfor (Welsh) comes from Welsh môr, from Proto-Brythonic mọr, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

cefnfor (Welsh): sea, ocean; the main; flood

Definitions

  1. sea, ocean; the main; flood

Ancestry of “cefnfor”, step by step

cefnfor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh môr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmôrsea, ocean, the deep; plenty, abundance,...
2Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
3Proto-Celticmorisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Welsh cefn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcefnback, rear; support, second; body as needing...
2Middle Welshkeuenback
3Proto-Celtickebno-back
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →