Where does “Korrekturfahne” come from?

Korrekturfahne (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.

Korrekturfahne (German): proof, galley proof

Definitions

  1. proof, galley proof

Ancestry of “Korrekturfahne”, step by step

Korrekturfahne 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 Korrektur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKorrekturcorrection
2Latincorrecturanominative feminine singular of corrēctūrus;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān-