Where does “penn-da-benn” come from?

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

penn-da-benn (Breton): all along

Definitions

  1. all along

Ancestry of “penn-da-benn”, step by step

penn-da-benn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton penn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonpennhead; chief, leader
2Middle Bretonpenn—
3Old Bretonpenn—
4Proto-Brythonicpennhead
5Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

via Breton da

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretondato; your sg
2Proto-Celtictuto, towards; for
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Old Breton penn →