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Fownes
Fownes comes from Old French feon ‘fawn’, from Vulgar Latin *fētōnem ‘young animal’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁(y)-‘to suckle, nurse’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁tusreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fētusreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfētus‘offspring, progeny’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*fētōnem‘young animal’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400feonas faon‘fawn’
- EnglishtodayFownes
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁(y)-‘to suckle, nurse’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁tusreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fētusreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfētus‘offspring, progeny’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*fētōnem‘young animal’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400feonas faon‘fawn’
- EnglishtodayFownes
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’
female, feminist, feminism, doe, tyre, felicity, dai, femme, femininity, effeminate, filial, fellatio, fecundity, dahi, 30 more
through Latin fētus ‘offspring, progeny’
Today it means
name A surname from Old French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- / Fownes