Where does “fänrik” come from?

fänrik (Swedish) comes from German Fähnrich, from German fahne, from Middle High German vane, from Old High German fano, from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

fänrik (Swedish): the lowest officer rank in the Swedish and...

Definitions

  1. the lowest officer rank in the Swedish and...

Ancestry of “fänrik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFähnrichthe soldier wearing the flag; ensign
2Germanfahneflag, banner any cloth or fabric used as a symbol
3Middle High Germanvane—
4Old High Germanfanoflag
5Proto-West Germanic*fanō—
6Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric

Words derived from “fänrik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fanō →