Where does “fane” come from?
Fane comes from Middle English fane, from Latin fanum meaning temple, from Proto-Italic faznom, from Proto-Indo-European pān-, ultimately from the root dʰeh₁- meaning to place or put.
fane (English): A weathercock, a weather vane; A banner,...
Definitions
- A weathercock, a weather vane; A banner,...
Ancestry of “fane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | fane | A particular kind of white-coloured iris; A flag... |
| 2 | Old English | fana | flag |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fanō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fanô | cloth; dook/duck; banner; flag |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pān- | fabric |