Where does “pennawd” come from?

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

pennawd (Welsh): headline, header

Definitions

  1. headline, header

Ancestry of “pennawd”, step by step

pennawd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pen

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

via Welsh awd

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