Where does “fana” come from?

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

fana (Swedish): a banner, a flag

Definitions

  1. a banner, a flag

Ancestry of “fana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfana—
2Old Norsefánivain person, swaggerer
3Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanô →Every word from Old Norse fáni →