Etymology

High Fens

Today it means: A boggy region in eastern Belgium and western Germany. Full definition →

French Hautes Fagnes
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The story

  1. French · calque ofHautes Fagnes
  2. English todayHigh Fens

Calque of French Hautes Fagnes.

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