Where does “penn-” come from?
penn- (Cornish) comes from Cornish penn, from Middle Cornish pen, from Old Cornish pen, from Proto-Brythonic penn, from Proto-Celtic kʷennom — head.
penn- (Cornish): head, top
Ancestry of “penn-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cornish | penn | head; top; end |
| 2 | Middle Cornish | pen | — |
| 3 | Old Cornish | pen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | penn | head |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kʷennom | head |
Words derived from “penn-”