Where does “penwythnos” come from?

penwythnos (Welsh) comes from Welsh wythnos, from Welsh nos, from Middle Welsh nos, from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

penwythnos (Welsh): weekend

Definitions

  1. weekend

Ancestry of “penwythnos”, step by step

penwythnos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh wythnos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshwythnosweek
2Welshnosnight
3Middle Welshnos—
4Latinnoxnight; darkness; a dream
5Proto-Italicnoktsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Welsh pen

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

Words derived from “penwythnos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →