Where does “fen” come from?

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

fen (Swedish): barren bog

Definitions

  1. barren bog

Ancestry of “fen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfen—
2Old Norsefenbog, quagmire
3Proto-Germanicfanjąfen, marsh, swamp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanją →Every word from Old Norse fen →