Where does “penn-seythen” come from?

penn-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.

penn-seythen (Cornish): weekend

Definitions

  1. weekend

Ancestry of “penn-seythen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpenn-head, top
2Cornishpennhead; top; end
3Middle Cornishpen—
4Old Cornishpenhead
5Proto-Brythonicpennhead
6Proto-Celtickʷennomhead
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Old Cornish pen →