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Tref Alaw

Tref Alaw comes from Welsh tref ‘town’, from Proto-Celtic *trebā ‘dwelling’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *treb-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*treb-‘settlement, dwelling’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*trebā‘dwelling’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*treβ‘town, settlement’reconstructed
  4. Middle Welshc. 1150–1500tref
  5. Welshc. 1500–presentsame form‘town’
  6. EnglishtodayTref Alaw

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*treb-‘settlement, dwelling’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*trebā‘dwelling’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*treβ‘town, settlement’reconstructed
  4. Middle Welshc. 1150–1500tref
  5. Welshc. 1500–presentsame form‘town’
  6. EnglishtodayTref Alaw

The story

From Welsh tref; Alaw probably refers to the Afon Alaw, a river in the community.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *treb- ‘settlement, dwelling’

tavern, troop, troupe, tabernacle, 14 more

Today it means

name A community (civil parish) in Anglesey, Wales.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *treb- / Tref Alaw

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