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.

fannian (Old English): to winnow grain

Definitions

  1. to winnow grain

Ancestry of “fannian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvannoI fan, winnow
2Latinvannusa winnowing basket
3Proto-Italicwatnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “fannian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic watnos →Every word from Latin vannus →