noun · masculine
fangus
*fangus m
Meaning
- reconstructionmud
Origins
Of Germanic origin. # Possibly from Frankish *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją (“swamp, fen”). Compare Dutch veen and English fen. # Alternatively from Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *fangō (“mud, swamp”), ultimately related to Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌹 (fani) and the option above. Compare German feucht, Dutch vocht, Old English fūht.
Elsewhere
- Italianfango
- Italianfanga
- Frenchfangefrom Old French fanc
- Frenchfagnefrom Walloon fanie
- Catalanfang
- Spanishfangofrom Catalan fang
- Albanianfëng
- Albanianfang
- Sicilianfangu
Occitan
- Provençalfanh
- Provençalfanc
- Provençalfanga
- Gasconfanha