fen

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Old Norse word fen comes from Proto-Indo-European *pen-, and later Proto-Germanic *fanją (Fen, marsh, swamp.)

*pen- (Proto-Indo-European)

*fanją (Proto-Germanic)

Fen, marsh, swamp.

fen (Old Norse)

Bog, quagmire.

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