Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faniland

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 *fani +‎ *land.

Noun

*faniland n

  1. marshland

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *faniland(a)
Genitive *fanilandas
Singular Plural
Nominative *faniland(a) *fanilandu
Accusative *faniland(a) *fanilandu
Genitive *fanilandas *fanilandō
Dative *fanilandē *fanilandum
Instrumental *fanilandu *fanilandum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *fannjaland

Descendants

  • Old English: fenland
    • Middle English: fenlond (attested as a surname)
  • Old Frisian: fenland, fenlond, feneland, fenelond, fenneland, fennelond
    • Saterland Frisian: Foanlound
    • West Frisian: feanlân
  • Old Saxon: *feniland, *fenniland
    • Middle Low German: vēnlant, vennelant
  • Old Dutch: *feniland
    • Middle Dutch: *venelant, *veenlant
      • Dutch: veenland
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