Where does “Penicuik” come from?

Penicuik (English) comes from Cumbric *penn, from Cumbric *ı, from Cumbric *cog — cuckoo.

Penicuik (English): OS grid ref NT2360

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref NT2360

Ancestry of “Penicuik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cumbric*pennhead
2Cumbric*ıthe
3Cumbric*cogcuckoo

Words derived from “Penicuik”

Every word from Cumbric *cog →Every word from Cumbric *ı →Every word from Cumbric *penn →