Where does “vaan” come from?

vaan (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vāne, from Old Dutch fano, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

vaan (Dutch): vane, small flag; banner, battle standard;...

Definitions

  1. vane, small flag; banner, battle standard;...

Ancestry of “vaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvāne
2Old Dutchfanocloth, banner
3Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric

Words derived from “vaan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān-Every word from Proto-Germanic fanôEvery word from Old Dutch fano