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