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