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
Ancestry of “penn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Welsh | penn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | penn | head |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kʷennom | head |
Words derived from “penn”