Where does “sudder” come from?

sudder (English) comes from Arabic صَدْر, from Classical Persian دفتر, from Arabic دَفْتَر, from Aramaic דפתרא, from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα, from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā.

sudder (English): supreme; chief

Definitions

  1. supreme; chief

Ancestry of “sudder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَدْرbust; breast, bosom; breast, chest, bosom
2Classical Persianدفتر—
3Arabicدَفْتَرregister; notebook
4Aramaicדפתרא—
5Classical Syriacܕܦܬܪܐparchment, hide; account book
6Ancient Greekδιφθέραprepared hide, piece of leather; especially as...
7Proto-Hellenicdipʰtʰérā—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā →Every word from Ancient Greek διφθέρα →Every word from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ →