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Where does “gorsedd” come from?

gorsedd (English) comes from Welsh gorsedd, from Welsh sedd, from Proto-Celtic sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

gorsedd (English): A community of bards, usually Welsh, but...

Definitions

  1. A community of bards, usually Welsh, but...

Ancestry of “gorsedd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgorseddthrone
2Welshseddseat
3Proto-Celticsodyom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “gorsedd”

  • gorseddau
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