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Where does “fene” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfanjąfen, marsh, swamp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Words derived from “fene”

  • fean
  • Foan
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