Where does “Fahnen” come from?

Fahnen (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.

Fahnen (German): plural of Fahne

Definitions

  1. plural of Fahne

Ancestry of “Fahnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFahnea flag; a banner; an idea, an ideal; the...
2Middle High Germanvane—
3Old High Germanfanoflag
4Proto-West Germanic*fanō—
5Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric

Words derived from “Fahnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fanō →