Where does “pedn-seythen” come from?

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

pedn-seythen (Cornish): weekend

Definitions

  1. weekend

Ancestry of “pedn-seythen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpenn-head, top
2Cornishpennhead; top; end
3Middle Cornishpen
4Old Cornishpenhead
5Proto-Brythonicpennhead
6Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

Words derived from “pedn-seythen

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