Where does “Foan” come from?

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

Foan (Saterland Frisian): moor; bog

Definitions

  1. moor; bog

Ancestry of “Foan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfane—
2Proto-Germanicfanjąfen, marsh, swamp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Words derived from “Foan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanją →Every word from Old Frisian fane →