Where does “vaandrig” come from?

vaandrig (Dutch) comes from German Fähnrich, from German fahne, from Middle High German vane, from Old High German fano, from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

vaandrig (Dutch): ensign, someone who carriers a banner

Definitions

  1. ensign, someone who carriers a banner

Ancestry of “vaandrig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFähnrichthe soldier wearing the flag; ensign
2Germanfahneflag, banner any cloth or fabric used as a symbol
3Middle High Germanvane—
4Old High Germanfanoflag
5Proto-West Germanic*fanō—
6Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fanō →
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