Where does “swydd” come from?

swydd (Welsh) comes 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.

swydd (Welsh): job; office, post, position, capacity; county

Definitions

  1. job; office, post, position, capacity; county

Ancestry of “swydd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshswyð—
2Proto-Brythonic*suɨð—
3Latinsēdēsseat, chair
4Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
5Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “swydd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedēō →Every word from Latin sedeō →