English
keffel
Keffel comes from Welsh ceffyl ‘horse’, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *kapallos.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*kapallosreconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*kėfɨl‘horse’reconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500keffyl
- Welshc. 1500–presentceffyl‘horse’
- Englishearliest quotation 1824keffel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*kapallosreconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*kėfɨl‘horse’reconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500keffyl
- Welshc. 1500–presentceffyl‘horse’
- Englishearliest quotation 1824keffel
Earliest quotation: 1824, Thomas Fielding, Select Proverbs of All Nations: “A short stop, but no refreshment. Such baits are…”
Every English word from Proto-Celtic *kapallos
Today it means
noun A horse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *kapallos / keffel