Where does “penn” come from?

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

penn (Cornish): head; top; end

Definitions

  1. head; top; end

Ancestry of “penn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Cornishpen—
2Old Cornishpenhead
3Proto-Brythonicpennhead
4Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

Words derived from “penn”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Old Cornish pen →