Where does “fenman” come from?

fenman (English) comes from English fen, from Middle English fen, from Old English fenn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.

fenman (English): A inhabitant of the fens

Definitions

  1. A inhabitant of the fens

Ancestry of “fenman”, step by step

fenman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfenA type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff,...
2Middle Englishfenfen, bog, swamp; dirt, muddiness; dung, feces
3Old Englishfennmud; fen, marsh
4Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
5Proto-West Germanictūnfence
6Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
7Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
8Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via English MAN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
2EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
3Middle Englishmanuel
4Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
5Old Frenchmanual
6Latinmanuālishand
7Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
8Proto-Italicmanushand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-