Where does “ven” come from?

ven (Yola) comes from Middle English fen, from Old English fenn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

ven (Yola): dirt

Definitions

  1. dirt

Ancestry of “ven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfenfen, bog, swamp; dirt, muddiness; dung, feces
2Old Englishfennmud; fen, marsh
3Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
4Proto-West Germanictūnfence
5Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
6Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
7Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →