Where does “Fahn” come from?

Fahn (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German vāne, from Old Saxon fano, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

Fahn (German Low German): flag; banner

Definitions

  1. flag; banner

Ancestry of “Fahn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvāne—
2Old Saxonfano—
3Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanô →Every word from Old Saxon fano →