Reconstruction:Old Dutch/feni

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją.

Noun

*feni n

1. fen, marsh, swamp

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• fenni

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: vēne
  • Dutch: veen
• Middle Dutch: venne
  • Dutch: ven

Further reading

• “feni, fenni”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012