Where does “dibenna” come from?

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

dibenna (Cornish): to behead, decapitate

Definitions

  1. to behead, decapitate

Ancestry of “dibenna”, step by step

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