Where does “tad bedydd” come from?

tad bedydd (Welsh) comes from Welsh tad, from Middle Welsh tad, from Proto-Brythonic tad, from Proto-Celtic tatos.

tad bedydd (Welsh): godfather

Definitions

  1. godfather

Ancestry of “tad bedydd”, step by step

tad bedydd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh tad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtadfather
2Middle Welshtad
3Proto-Brythonictadfather
4Proto-Celtictatos

via Welsh bedydd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbedyddbaptism
Every word from Proto-Celtic tatosEvery word from Proto-Brythonic tadEvery word from Middle Welsh tad