Where does “fen” come from?

fen (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fen, from Proto-Germanic fanją, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

fen (Icelandic): fen, marsh, morass

Definitions

  1. fen, marsh, morass

Ancestry of “fen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefenbog, quagmire
2Proto-Germanicfanjąfen, marsh, swamp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanją →Every word from Old Norse fen →