Where does “fáni” come from?

fáni (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

fáni (Old Norse): vain person, swaggerer

Definitions

  1. vain person, swaggerer

Ancestry of “fáni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric

Words derived from “fáni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanô →