Fenland
/ˈfɛn.lænd/noun
A low-lying area of marshy land, especially the Fenlands of eastern England.
Did you know?“Fen” is an old Germanic word for marshland, and the famous English Fenlands were once so waterlogged they became a whole landscape identity, not just a place name.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
fen
“marsh, bog, swamp”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*fanjō
“marsh, bog”
Middle English
ME
fenland
“marshy land; a district of marshes”
16th Century
English
Fenland
“the marshy district of eastern England”
Modern English
English
fenland
“a marshy low-lying region, especially the Fens of eastern England”