Where does “hafod” come from?
hafod (Welsh) comes from Welsh haf, from Old Welsh ham, from Proto-Brythonic haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic samos, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.
hafod (Welsh): summer dwelling upland dwelling, where the family and livestock dwell over the summer before returning to the hendref in the valley
Definitions
- summer dwelling upland dwelling, where the family and livestock dwell over the summer before returning to the hendref in the valley
Ancestry of “hafod”, step by step
hafod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.