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-.
gorseddau (English): plural of gorsedd
Ancestry of “gorseddau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gorsedd | A community of bards, usually Welsh, but... |
| 2 | Welsh | gorsedd | throne |
| 3 | Welsh | sedd | seat |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | sodyom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |