Where does “Fahne” come from?
Fahne (German) comes 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.
Fahne (German): a flag; a banner; an idea, an ideal; the...
Definitions
- a flag; a banner; an idea, an ideal; the...
Ancestry of “Fahne”, step by step
Fahne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German vane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vane | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fano | flag |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fanō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fanô | cloth; dook/duck; banner; flag |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pān- | fabric |
via Middle High German van
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | van | — |