Where does “benn” come from?

benn (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *benn, from Proto-Celtic *bendā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

benn (Middle Welsh): Soft mutation of penn

Definitions

  1. Soft mutation of penn

Ancestry of “benn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*benncart, wagon
2Proto-Celtic*bendā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “benn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →