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Where does “fenka” come from?

fenka (Czech) comes from Czech fena, from German Fenn, from Middle Low German venne, from Old Saxon fenni, from Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic fanją, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

fenka (Czech): Diminutive of fena; genitive/accusative singular...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of fena; genitive/accusative singular...

Ancestry of “fenka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechfenabitch, she-dog
2GermanFennmire, bog, fen
3Middle Low Germanvenne—
4Old Saxonfenni—
5Proto-West Germanic*fani—
6Proto-Germanicfanjąfen, marsh, swamp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Words derived from “fenka”

  • fence
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