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Where does “prenn” come from?

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

prenn (Proto-Brythonic): wood, tree

Definitions

  1. wood, tree

Ancestry of “prenn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “prenn”

  • cilbren
  • canhwyllbren
  • pren
  • hwylbren
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