Where does “Fenn” come from?
Fenn (German) comes from Middle Low German venne, from Old Saxon fenni, from Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic fanją, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
Fenn (German): mire, bog, fen
Ancestry of “Fenn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | venne | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | fenni | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fani | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fanją | fen, marsh, swamp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pen- | bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,... |