Where does “penn-aghel” come from?

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

penn-aghel (Cornish): pole

Definitions

  1. pole

Ancestry of “penn-aghel”, step by step

penn-aghel 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 aghel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishaghelaxle
2Cornishelangel
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