Where does “dibenn” come from?

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

dibenn (Cornish): endless, eternal

Definitions

  1. endless, eternal

Ancestry of “dibenn”, 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 →