Where does “Rauchfahne” come from?

Rauchfahne (German) comes from German Rauch, from Saterland Frisian rouch, from Old High German rouh, from Proto-West Germanic rauki, from Proto-Germanic raukiz, from Proto-Indo-European rewǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

Rauchfahne (German): smoke plume

Definitions

  1. smoke plume

Ancestry of “Rauchfahne”, step by step

Rauchfahne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRauchsmoke, fume
2Saterland FrisianrouchAlternative form of ruuch; rough
3Old High Germanrouhsmoke
4Proto-West Germanicraukismoke
5Proto-Germanicraukizsmoke, vapour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewǵ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rew-