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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fanifen, marsh, swamp
2Proto-Germanicfanjąfen, marsh, swamp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Words derived from “fenni

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen-Every word from Proto-Germanic fanjąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *fani