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

  1. 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.

via Welsh haf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshhafsummer
2Old Welshham
3Proto-Brythonichaβ̃summer
4Proto-Celticsamossummer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-
6Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year

via Welsh bod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbodto be; that... is, that... are, etc
2Middle Welshbotdwelling
3Proto-Brythonicboð
4Proto-Celticbutāhut, cabin
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “hafod

Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-Every word from Proto-Celtic samos
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