Where does “vane” come from?

vane (Middle English) comes from Old English fana, from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

vane (Middle English): Alternative form of fane

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fane

Ancestry of “vane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfanaflag
2Proto-West Germanic*fanō—
3Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric

Words derived from “vane”

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