Where does “gaeafoedd” come from?
gaeafoedd (Welsh) comes from Welsh gaeaf, from Middle Welsh gayaf, from Old Welsh gaem, from Proto-Celtic gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- — winter.
gaeafoedd (Welsh): plural of gaeaf
Ancestry of “gaeafoedd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | gaeaf | winter; Soft mutation of caeaf |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | gayaf | — |
| 3 | Old Welsh | gaem | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | gyemos | winter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰyem- | winter |