Where does “cadlywydd” come from?

cadlywydd (Welsh) comes from Welsh cad, from Proto-Celtic katus, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

cadlywydd (Welsh): commander

Definitions

  1. commander

Ancestry of “cadlywydd”, step by step

cadlywydd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh cad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcadbattle, army; impersonal preterite of cael
2Proto-Celtickatusbattle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Welsh llywydd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllywyddpresident
2Welshllywioto steer
3Welsh-ioForms verbnouns from verbs and other parts of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus →Every word from Proto-Celtic katus →