Where does “pensyfrdan” come from?

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

pensyfrdan (Welsh): bewildered, stunned, stupefied

Definitions

  1. bewildered, stunned, stupefied

Ancestry of “pensyfrdan”, step by step

pensyfrdan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pen

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

via Welsh syfrdan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshsyfrdandazed, stunned
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Welsh pen →