Where does “aerovane” come from?

aerovane (English) comes from English vane, from Middle English vane, from Old English fana, from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

aerovane (English): An anemometer that combines a propeller and a...

Definitions

  1. An anemometer that combines a propeller and a...

Ancestry of “aerovane”, step by step

aerovane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvaneA weather vane; Any of several usually relatively...
2Middle EnglishvaneAlternative form of fane
3Old Englishfanaflag
4Proto-West Germanic*fanō—
5Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric

via English aero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaeroOf or pertaining to aviation; Aerodynamic; having...
2Englishaero-air or aircraft
3Ancient Greekἀέροςgenitive singular of ἀήρ; air
4Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
5Ancient Greekauhḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fanō →
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