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Where does “fenn” come from?

fenn (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

fenn (Hungarian): Alternative form of fent; above

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fent; above

Ancestry of “fenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
2Proto-Uralicpidetall
3Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
4Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
5Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

Words derived from “fenn”

  • fentebb
  • fenséges
  • fenek
  • fenevad
  • fenyeget
  • fenyegető
  • fenyegetés
  • újfent
  • fennsík
  • fenn
  • fenébe
  • fentin
  • fenti
  • fen
  • fenség
  • fene
  • fent
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →