fen
English
/fɛn/
noun
Definitions
- A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fen inherited from Old English fenn (bog, swamp, marsh, mud, dirt, fen) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fanją (marsh, clay, fen, swamp, marshland, mud) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pen- (mire, wet, water, mud, moist, bog, swamp).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pen-
Gloss
mire, wet, water, mud, moist, bog, swamp
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
沢
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Vance English
- berry English
- fenberry English
- fenland English
- fenlike English
- fenman English
- fennish English
- fenny English
- land English
- Pangasius Latin
- Pannonia Latin
- faenum Latin
- Fenn German
- Amstelveen Dutch, Flemish
- Heerenveen Dutch, Flemish
- Klazienaveen Dutch, Flemish
- Schubbekutteveen Dutch, Flemish
- Veenstra Dutch, Flemish
- Vledderveen Dutch, Flemish
- etveen Dutch, Flemish
- veen Dutch, Flemish
- veenbrand Dutch, Flemish
- veenkolonie Dutch, Flemish
- veenlijk Dutch, Flemish
- veenmol Dutch, Flemish
- veenmos Dutch, Flemish
- veenreukgras Dutch, Flemish
- fagne French
- *pan- Proto-Indo-European
- *pen- Proto-Indo-European
- *fanją Proto-Germanic
- fenn Old English
- पङ्क Sanskrit
- fen Middle English
- fenny Middle English
- fen Old Norse
- fien Old French
- fana Galician
- fananco Galician
- vēne Middle Dutch
- fenni Old High German
- 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌹 Gothic
- *feni Old Dutch
- *ɸeno Proto-Celtic
- venne Middle Low German
- fenni Old Saxon
- *fani Frankish
- *fani, *fanja Frankish
- fean Western Frisian
- fane Old Frisian
- Foan Saterland Frisian
- foanerch Saterland Frisian
- fagne Walloon
- ꠙꠦꠇ Sylheti