Fent

See also: fent

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German vent, from Old Saxon fendio, from Proto-West Germanic *fanþijō (“walker, walking”), from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass”). Compare West Frisian feint (“servant; fellow; boyfriend”) and Dutch vent (“chap; fellow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛnt/

Noun

Fent

young fellow, boy

Synonyms

Jung, Burs

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