Where does “vun” come from?

vun (Luxembourgish) 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.

vun (Luxembourgish): from; of, belonging to; of, about

Definitions

  1. from; of, belonging to; of, about

Ancestry of “vun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvane—
2Old High Germanfanoflag
3Proto-West Germanic*fanō—
4Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric

Words derived from “vun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fanō →