Where does “fen” come from?

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

fen (Old Norse): bog, quagmire

Definitions

  1. bog, quagmire

Ancestry of “fen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen-Every word from Proto-Germanic fanją
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