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
- ensign, someone who carriers a banner
Ancestry of “vaandrig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Fähnrich | the soldier wearing the flag; ensign |
| 2 | German | fahne | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | vane | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fano | flag |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fanō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fanô | cloth; dook/duck; banner; flag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pān- | fabric |