Where does “eisteddfod” come from?

eisteddfod (English) comes from Welsh eisteddfod, from Welsh bod, from Middle Welsh bot, from Proto-Brythonic boð, from Proto-Celtic butā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

eisteddfod (English): Any of several annual festivals in which Welsh...

Definitions

  1. Any of several annual festivals in which Welsh...

Ancestry of “eisteddfod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsheisteddfodsitting, session; eisteddfod
2Welshbodto be; that... is, that... are, etc
3Middle Welshbotdwelling
4Proto-Brythonicboð—
5Proto-Celticbutāhut, cabin
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “eisteddfod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic butā →Every word from Proto-Brythonic boð →
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