Etymograph

English

Penrith

Penrith comes from Cumbric *penn ‘head, top, summit’, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *kʷennom.

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*kʷennom‘head’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*penn‘head’reconstructed
  3. Cumbricmodernsame form‘head, top, summit’reconstructed
  4. EnglishtodayPenrith

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*kʷennom‘head’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*penn‘head’reconstructed
  3. Cumbricmodernsame form‘head, top, summit’reconstructed
  4. EnglishtodayPenrith

Every English word from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom

Today it means

name A market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, historically in Cumberland (OS grid ref NY5130).

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Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *kʷennom / Penrith

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