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.
Ancestry of “fahne”, step by step
| 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 |