Fenn

Betekenis (English)

mire, bog, fen

Concepten

drasland

moeras

ven

Synonyms

Marsch

Moor

Sumpf

Sumpfgebiet

Moorland

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/fɛn/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Oudhoogduits: fenni

Inherited from Middelhoogduits: venne

Cognate with Nederlands: veen

Cognate with Waals: fagne

Cognate with Waals: fa

Cognate with Waals: fwè

Cognate with Frans: fange

In summary

From Middle Low German venne, from Old Saxon fenni, from Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją.
The word did exist in High German (Old High German fenni), but Middle High German venne is rare and the word was later lost in Upper German and most dialects of Central German. The modern form is therefore based chiefly on the Low German lineage.
Cognate with Dutch veen, Walloon fagne (also Walloon fa and Walloon fwè, both only in toponymy) and French fange.