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
Ancestry of “penn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Cornish | pen | — |
| 2 | Old Cornish | pen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | penn | head |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kʷennom | head |