Where does “fane” come from?

fane (French) comes from French faner, from Old French fener, from Vulgar Latin fenare, from Latin fēnum, from Latin faenum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fane (French): dry leaf; The leaves attached to vegetable, but...

Definitions

  1. dry leaf; The leaves attached to vegetable, but...

Ancestry of “fane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfanerto make hay; to toss, turn; to fade
2Old Frenchfener—
3Vulgar Latinfenare—
4Latinfēnumhay
5Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin faenum →Every word from Latin fēnum →