Where does “hydrovane” come from?

hydrovane (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.

hydrovane (English): A hydrofoil

Definitions

  1. A hydrofoil

Ancestry of “hydrovane”, step by step

hydrovane 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 hydro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydrohydroelectric; hydroponic; hydroelectric power
2Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
3Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater
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