Where does “gorseddau” come from?

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

gorseddau (English): plural of gorsedd

Definitions

  1. plural of gorsedd

Ancestry of “gorseddau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgorseddA community of bards, usually Welsh, but...
2Welshgorseddthrone
3Welshseddseat
4Proto-Celticsodyom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Proto-Celtic sodyom →