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
Ancestry of “Fahnen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Fahne | a flag; a banner; an idea, an ideal; the... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vane | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fano | flag |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fanō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fanô | cloth; dook/duck; banner; flag |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pān- | fabric |
Words derived from “Fahnen”