The story
- Cumbric · derived from*gınt“heathen, gentile”
- Cumbric · derived from*ceint“border”
- Cumbric · derived from*ı“the, of the”
- Cumbric · derived from*penn“top, summit”
- English todayPen-y-ghent
From Cumbric *penn (“top, summit”) + Cumbric *ı (“the, of the”) + either Cumbric *ceint (“border”) or Cumbric *gınt (“heathen, gentile”).
Words from the same roots
Cumbric*penn all →
PenrithPentlandPenworthamPenicuikPainshawfieldPenshaw
Cumbric*ı all →
Penicuik
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.