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
Ancestry of “Fahn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vāne | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | fano | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fanô | cloth; dook/duck; banner; flag |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pān- | fabric |