Where does “fen” come from?

fen (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fen (Franco-Provençal): hay

Definitions

  1. hay

Ancestry of “fen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfēnumhay
2Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin faenum →Every word from Latin fēnum →