Where does “ven” come from?

ven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch venne, from Old Dutch feni, from Proto-Germanic fanją, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

ven (Dutch): mere, a small shallow lake or pond

Definitions

  1. mere, a small shallow lake or pond

Ancestry of “ven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvennemire, bog; wetland, marshy heath; small lake in a...
2Old Dutchfenifen, marsh, swamp
3Proto-Germanicfanjąfen, marsh, swamp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Words derived from “ven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanją →Every word from Old Dutch feni →