Where does “gaeaf” come from?
gaeaf (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh gayaf, from Old Welsh gaem, from Proto-Celtic gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- — winter.
gaeaf (Welsh): winter; Soft mutation of caeaf
Definitions
- winter; Soft mutation of caeaf
Ancestry of “gaeaf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | gayaf | — |
| 2 | Old Welsh | gaem | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | gyemos | winter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰyem- | winter |
Words derived from “gaeaf”