Where does “dyletswydd” come from?

dyletswydd (Welsh) comes from Welsh swydd, from Middle Welsh swyð, from Proto-Brythonic *suɨð, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

dyletswydd (Welsh): duty, obligation

Definitions

  1. duty, obligation

Ancestry of “dyletswydd”, step by step

dyletswydd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh swydd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshswyddjob; office, post, position, capacity; county
2Middle Welshswyð—
3Proto-Brythonic*suɨð—
4Latinsēdēsseat, chair
5Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
6Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Welsh dyled

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdyleddebt, debit
2Middle Welshdylyetright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedēō →Every word from Latin sedeō →