Where does “faan” come from?

faan (English) comes 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.

faan (English): A fan who is more interested in fandom than in...

Definitions

  1. A fan who is more interested in fandom than in...

Ancestry of “faan”, step by step

faan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German vane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvane—
2Old High Germanfanoflag
3Proto-West Germanic*fanō—
4Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric

via Old Frisian fane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfane—
2Proto-Germanicfanjąfen, marsh, swamp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Words derived from “faan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fanō →