Where does “pendro” come from?

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

pendro (Welsh): dizziness, giddiness, vertigo

Definitions

  1. dizziness, giddiness, vertigo

Ancestry of “pendro”, step by step

pendro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pen

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

via Welsh tro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtrobend, turn, curve; twist, kink; turn, go
2Proto-Celtictro—
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Welsh pen →