Etymograph

English

Treffry

Treffry comes from Cornish tre ‘house, homestead’, from Proto-Brythonic *treβ ‘town, settlement’, 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. Cornishmoderntre‘house, homestead’
  5. EnglishtodayTreffry

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. Cornishmoderntre‘house, homestead’
  5. EnglishtodayTreffry

Linked words

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

tavern, troop, tabernacle, troupe, 14 more

Today it means

name A surname from Cornish.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *treb- / Treffry

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