Where does “sylwebydd” come from?

sylwebydd (Welsh) comes from Welsh sylwebu, from Welsh hebu, from Proto-Celtic sekʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sylwebydd (Welsh): commentator

Definitions

  1. commentator

Ancestry of “sylwebydd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshsylwebuto commentate
2Welshhebuto speak, say
3Proto-Celticsekʷetito say
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic sekʷeti →Every word from Welsh hebu →