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

  1. direction, region, place; acre

Ancestry of “cyfair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshkyueirdirection, part
2Proto-Celticɸare-for-, fore-
3Proto-Celticɸarein front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “cyfair”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸare →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸare- →