Where does “vane” come from?
Vane comes from Middle English vane, from Middle English fane, from Latin fanum meaning "temple," from Proto-Italic faznom, from Proto-Indo-European pān-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning "to place."
vane (English): A weather vane; Any of several usually relatively...
Definitions
- A weather vane; Any of several usually relatively...
Ancestry of “vane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | vane | Alternative form of fane |
| 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 |
Words derived from “vane”