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