Where does “chwyddleisydd” come from?

chwyddleisydd (Welsh) comes from Welsh chwyddo, from Welsh chwydd, from Middle Welsh chwyd, from Proto-Brythonic hwuɨð, from Proto-Celtic swēdus.

chwyddleisydd (Welsh): loudhailer, megaphone

Definitions

  1. loudhailer, megaphone

Ancestry of “chwyddleisydd”, step by step

chwyddleisydd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh chwyddo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshchwyddoto swell, to inflate
2Welshchwyddswelling
3Middle Welshchwyd
4Proto-Brythonichwuɨðswelling
5Proto-Celticswēdus

via Welsh llais

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllaisvoice
Every word from Proto-Celtic swēdus