Where does “krogen benn” come from?

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

krogen benn (Cornish): skull

Definitions

  1. skull

Ancestry of “krogen benn”, step by step

krogen benn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish penn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpennhead; top; end
2Middle Cornishpen
3Old Cornishpenhead
4Proto-Brythonicpennhead
5Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

via Cornish krogen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkrogenshell
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennomEvery word from Proto-Brythonic pennEvery word from Old Cornish pen