Where does “pengoll” come from?

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

pengoll (Welsh): headless, decapitated

Definitions

  1. headless, decapitated

Ancestry of “pengoll”, step by step

pengoll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pen

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

via Welsh coll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcollhazel trees; loss; defect, loss
2Proto-Celtickoldomdestruction
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Welsh pen →