Where does “*fenukl” come from?

*fenukl (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Vulgar Latin fenuclum, from Latin fēnuculum, from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

*fenukl (Proto-West Germanic): fennel

Definitions

  1. fennel

Ancestry of “*fenukl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfenuclum—
2Latinfēnuculumfennel
3Latinfēnumhay
4Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “*fenukl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin faenum →Every word from Latin fēnum →