Where does “trefgordd” come from?

trefgordd (Welsh) comes from Welsh cordd, from Middle Welsh corð, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

trefgordd (Welsh): a communal settlement in mediaeval Wales...

Definitions

  1. a communal settlement in mediaeval Wales...

Ancestry of “trefgordd”, step by step

trefgordd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh cordd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcorddtribe, clan, family
2Middle Welshcorð—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Welsh tref

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtreftown; home
2Middle Welshtreftown
3Proto-Brythonictreβtown, settlement
4Proto-Celtictrebādwelling
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →