Where does “swyddog” come from?

swyddog (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.

swyddog (Welsh): officer, official; staff, personnel

Definitions

  1. officer, official; staff, personnel

Ancestry of “swyddog”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swyddog”

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