Where does “cyfair” come from?
cyfair (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh kyueir, from Proto-Celtic ɸare-, from Proto-Celtic ɸare, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
cyfair (Welsh): direction, region, place; acre
Definitions
- direction, region, place; acre
Ancestry of “cyfair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | kyueir | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ɸare- | for-, fore- |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | ɸare | in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |
Words derived from “cyfair”