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

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
- Middle Low German: venne, vēn, ven
  - German Low German: Fenne
Old Dutch: *feni
- Middle Dutch: vēne
  - Dutch: veen
- Middle Dutch: venne
  - Dutch: ven
Old High German: fenni
- Middle High German: venne (rare, northern)
  - German: Fenn, Venn (chiefly based on Low German)
→ Old French: *fagne
- Walloon: fanie, fagne
  - → French: fagne