foun

Middle English

/fau̯n/

noun

Definitions

fawn young of a deer
whelp young of any animal

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French faon derived from Latin *fētōnem.

Origin

Latin

*fētōnem

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

fawn English
fawner English
fawnest English
fawneth English
fawnish English
fawnlike English
fawnling English
fawnskin English
fawny English
outfawn English
overfawn English
*fetonem Latin
*fētō Latin
*fētōnem Latin
fētōnem, *fētō Latin
faon Old French
faon Middle French