Where does “fáni” come from?
fáni (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fáni, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.
fáni (Icelandic): a flag
Ancestry of “fáni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fáni | vain person, swaggerer |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fanô | cloth; dook/duck; banner; flag |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pān- | fabric |