Where does “trefi” come from?

trefi (Welsh) comes from Welsh tref, from Middle Welsh tref, from Proto-Brythonic treβ, from Proto-Celtic trebā, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

trefi (Welsh): plural of tref

Definitions

  1. plural of tref

Ancestry of “trefi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtreftown; home
2Middle Welshtreftown
3Proto-Brythonictreβtown, settlement
4Proto-Celtictrebādwelling
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
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