Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fani

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fanją.

Noun

*fani n

  1. fen, marsh, swamp

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *fani
Genitive *fannjas
Singular Plural
Nominative *fani *fannju
Accusative *fani *fannju
Genitive *fannjas *fannjō
Dative *fannjē *fannjum
Instrumental *fannju *fannjum

Descendants

  • Old English: fenn, fen, fænn, fæn, feon, fien
    • Middle English: fen, fenne, ven
      • English: fen
      • Scots: fen
      • Yola: ven
  • Old Frisian: fene, fenne, fane
    • North Frisian: fenn
    • Saterland Frisian: Foan
    • West Frisian: fean
  • Old Saxon: feni, fenni
  • Old Dutch: *feni
  • Old High German: fenni
    • Middle High German: venne (rare, northern)
      • German: Fenn, Venn (chiefly based on Low German)
  • → Old French: *fagne
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