Where does “fannon” come from?

fannon (Middle French) comes from Old French fanon, from Medieval Latin fano, from Frankish fano, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

Ancestry of “fannon”, step by step

fannon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French fanon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfanon—
2Medieval Latinfanodative singular of fānum; ablative singular of...
3Frankishfanocloth
4Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric

via Old French fanum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfanum—
2Latinfānumshrine, temple, sanctuary, place dedicated to a deity
3Proto-Italicfaznomtemple
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁sgod, godhead, deity; sacred place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanô →Every word from Frankish fano →