Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “fano” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fano”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fano”

  • vāne
  • Fahn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →