Where does “fane” come from?
fane (Middle English) comes from Old English fana, from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.
fane (Middle English): A particular kind of white-coloured iris; A flag...
Definitions
- A particular kind of white-coloured iris; A flag...
Ancestry of “fane”, step by step
fane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English fana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | fana | flag |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *fanō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fanô | cloth; dook/duck; banner; flag |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pān- | fabric |
via Latin fānum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | fānum | shrine, temple, sanctuary, place dedicated to a deity |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | faznom | temple |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁s | god, godhead, deity; sacred place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “fane”