Where does “Pennrynn” come from?

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

Pennrynn (Cornish): cape, promontory

Definitions

  1. cape, promontory

Ancestry of “Pennrynn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpennhead; top; end
2Middle Cornishpen—
3Old Cornishpenhead
4Proto-Brythonicpennhead
5Proto-Celtickʷennomhead
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Old Cornish pen →
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