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Where does “*fanō” come from?

*fanō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

Ancestry of “*fanō”, step by step

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