Where does “etveen” come from?
etveen (Dutch) comes from Dutch veen, from Middle Dutch vēne, from Old Dutch feni, from Proto-Germanic fanją, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
etveen (Dutch): a peatland repurposed as a pasture
Definitions
- a peatland repurposed as a pasture
Ancestry of “etveen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | veen | peat; bog, fen |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vēne | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | feni | fen, marsh, swamp |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fanją | fen, marsh, swamp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pen- | bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,... |