Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfenni—
2Proto-West Germanic*fani—
3Proto-Germanicfanjąfen, marsh, swamp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Words derived from “venne”

  • Fenn
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