English
fennel
Fennel comes from Latin faenum ‘hay’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-no- ‘yield’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁(y)-no-‘yield’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fēnom‘hay’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaenum‘hay’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaeniculumdiminutive form of faenum
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEfēnuculum
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*fēnuclumreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fenuklreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150finuðl
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fenel
- Englishtodayfennel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁(y)-no-‘yield’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fēnom‘hay’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaenum‘hay’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaeniculumdiminutive form of faenum
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEfēnuculum
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*fēnuclumreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fenuklreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150finuðl
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fenel
- Englishtodayfennel
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-no-
Today it means
noun A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-no- / fennel