Where does “penbleth” come from?

penbleth (Welsh) comes from Welsh pen, from Proto-Brythonic penn, from Proto-Celtic kʷennom — head.

penbleth (Welsh): quandary, dilemma, predicament

Definitions

  1. quandary, dilemma, predicament

Ancestry of “penbleth”, step by step

penbleth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpenhead; chief; top, apex
2Proto-Brythonicpennhead
3Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

via Welsh pleth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshplethplait, braid
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