Where does “penn” come from?
penn (Middle Breton) comes from Old Breton penn, from Proto-Brythonic penn, from Proto-Celtic kʷennom — head.
Ancestry of “penn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Breton | penn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | penn | head |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kʷennom | head |