Where does “peann” come from?
peann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish penn, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
peann (Scottish Gaelic): pen
Ancestry of “peann”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | penn | pen |
| 2 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |