Etymology Explorer › Middle Welsh

Where does “prenn” come from?

prenn (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic prenn, from Proto-Celtic kʷresnom, from Proto-Indo-European kʷres- — bush, thicket.

Ancestry of “prenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicprennwood, tree
2Proto-Celtickʷresnomtree; wood
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷres-bush, thicket
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