Where does “pen” come from?
pen (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic penn, from Proto-Celtic kʷennom — head.
pen (Welsh): head; chief; top, apex
Ancestry of “pen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | penn | head |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | kʷennom | head |