foomen

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian famne (“girl”), from Proto-West Germanic *faimnijā, often incorrectly assumed to be borrowed from Latin fēmina (false friend). Cognates include West Frisian faam, Old Saxon fêmia (“young woman”) and Old English fǣmne (“young woman”).

Noun

foomen f (plural foomnen)

  1. (Mooring, Föhr-Amrum) girl, daughter
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