Where does “corddyn” come from?

corddyn (Welsh) comes from Welsh côr, from English quire, from Middle English quer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

corddyn (Welsh): pivot, hinge

Definitions

  1. pivot, hinge

Ancestry of “corddyn”, step by step

corddyn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh côr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcôrcrib, stall; song; chancel, choir, sanctuary;...
2EnglishquireOne-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of...
3Middle EnglishquerA choir singers who musically accompany a liturgy
4Old Frenchcuerheart
5Vulgar Latin*corem—
6Latincorheart; soul, mind
7Proto-Italickordheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Welsh dyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdynfolk, folks pl; man; person
2Proto-Brythonicdünhuman, person
3Proto-Celticgdonyosperson
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Middle Welsh corðyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshcorðyn—
2Latincardōhinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times
3Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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