Where does “Eckfahne” come from?

Eckfahne (German) comes from German fahne, from Middle High German vane, from Old High German fano, from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

Eckfahne (German): corner flag

Definitions

  1. corner flag

Ancestry of “Eckfahne”, step by step

Eckfahne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fahne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfahneflag, banner any cloth or fabric used as a symbol
2Middle High Germanvane—
3Old High Germanfanoflag
4Proto-West Germanic*fanō—
5Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric

via German ecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneckecorner, edge
2Middle High Germanecke—
3Old High Germanecka—
4Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
5Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →