Where does “fana” come from?

fana (Old High German) comes from Old High German fona, from Proto-Germanic fanē, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

Ancestry of “fana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfonafrom
2Proto-Germanicfanēfrom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanē →