Where does “penn” come from?

penn (Breton) comes from Middle Breton penn, from Old Breton penn, from Proto-Brythonic penn, from Proto-Celtic kʷennom — head.

penn (Breton): head; chief, leader

Definitions

  1. head; chief, leader

Ancestry of “penn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bretonpenn—
2Old Bretonpenn—
3Proto-Brythonicpennhead
4Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

Words derived from “penn”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Old Breton penn →
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