Where does “cytref” come from?

cytref (Welsh) comes from Welsh tref, from Middle Welsh tref, from Proto-Brythonic treβ, from Proto-Celtic trebā, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

cytref (Welsh): a colony

Definitions

  1. a colony

Ancestry of “cytref”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtreftown; home
2Middle Welshtreftown
3Proto-Brythonictreβtown, settlement
4Proto-Celtictrebādwelling
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

Words derived from “cytref”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb- →
cytref — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer