Where does “fenniness” come from?
fenniness (English) comes from English fenny, from Middle English fenny, from Old English fenniġ, from Old English fenn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.
fenniness (English): The state or condition of being fenny
Definitions
- The state or condition of being fenny
Ancestry of “fenniness”, step by step
fenniness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fenny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fenny | Characteristic of a fen; marshy, swampy; Living... |
| 2 | Middle English | fenny | fenny, marshy; like a fen; rotten, tainted,... |
| 3 | Old English | fenniġ | fenny |
| 4 | Old English | fenn | mud; fen, marsh |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |