Where does “penrhyn” come from?

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

penrhyn (Welsh): cape, promontory; peninsula; isthmus

Definitions

  1. cape, promontory; peninsula; isthmus

Ancestry of “penrhyn”, step by step

penrhyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pen

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

via Welsh rhyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhynstiff, rigid; cold; cape, promontory"; also...

Words derived from “penrhyn”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Welsh pen →