Where does “fannian” come from?
fannian (Old English) comes from Latin vanno, from Latin vannus, from Proto-Italic watnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
Ancestry of “fannian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vanno | I fan, winnow |
| 2 | Latin | vannus | a winnowing basket |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | watnos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
Words derived from “fannian”