Where does “penisel” come from?

penisel (Welsh) comes from Welsh isel, from Middle Welsh isel, from Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos, from Proto-Celtic ɸīssu, from Proto-Indo-European pedsú, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

penisel (Welsh): disheartened, dejected, downcast

Definitions

  1. disheartened, dejected, downcast

Ancestry of “penisel”, step by step

penisel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh isel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshisellow
2Middle Welshisel—
3Proto-Celtic*ɸīsseloslow
4Proto-Celticɸīssuunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpedsú—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Welsh pen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpenhead; chief; top, apex
2Proto-Brythonicpennhead
3Proto-Celtickʷennomhead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →
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