Where does “cen” come from?

cen (Welsh) comes from German kenn, from Proto-Indo-European sken-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- — to peel; to split off; peel.

cen (Welsh): scurf, dandruff

Definitions

  1. scurf, dandruff

Ancestry of “cen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankennsingular imperative of kennen
2Proto-Indo-Europeansken-to split off
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel

Words derived from “cen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sken- →Every word from German kenn →