Where does “fennish” come from?
fennish (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.
fennish (English): Abounding in fens; fenny
Definitions
- Abounding in fens; fenny
Ancestry of “fennish”, step by step
fennish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fen | A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff,... |
| 2 | Middle English | fen | fen, bog, swamp; dirt, muddiness; dung, feces |
| 3 | Old English | fenn | mud; fen, marsh |
| 4 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |