Where does “penn” come from?

penn (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh penn, from Proto-Brythonic penn, from Proto-Celtic kʷennom — head.

penn (Middle Welsh): head; chief

Definitions

  1. head; chief

Ancestry of “penn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshpenn—
2Proto-Brythonicpennhead
3Proto-Celtickʷennomhead
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Old Welsh penn →
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