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

  1. winter; Soft mutation of caeaf

Ancestry of “gaeaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshgayaf—
2Old Welshgaem—
3Proto-Celticgyemoswinter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰyem-winter

Words derived from “gaeaf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gyemos →Every word from Old Welsh gaem →