Where does “pennseythennow” come from?

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

pennseythennow (Cornish): plural of pennseythen

Definitions

  1. plural of pennseythen

Ancestry of “pennseythennow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpennseythenweekend
2Cornishpenn-head, top
3Cornishpennhead; top; end
4Middle Cornishpen—
5Old Cornishpenhead
6Proto-Brythonicpennhead
7Proto-Celtickʷennomhead
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Old Cornish pen →