English
fenman
From fen + -man.
Formed from fen + -man
Proto-Indo-European *pen- ‘bog, mire’
Proto-Germanic *fanją ‘fen, marsh, swamp’
Proto-West Germanic *fani
Old English fenn
Middle English fen ‘fen, bog, swamp’
English fen
Today it means
noun A (male) inhabitant of the fens.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fenman