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

Definitions

  1. a flag

Ancestry of “fáni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefánivain person, swaggerer
2Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric

Words derived from “fáni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanô →Every word from Old Norse fáni →
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