Where does “penchwiban” come from?

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

penchwiban (Welsh): flighty, fickle, frivolous, scatterbrained

Definitions

  1. flighty, fickle, frivolous, scatterbrained

Ancestry of “penchwiban”, step by step

penchwiban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pen

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

via Welsh chwiban

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshchwiban—
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Welsh pen →