Where does “fōn” come from?

fōn (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German von, from Old High German fon, from Proto-Germanic fanē, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

fōn (Vilamovian): the flag (of a nation, organisation, etc); a banner

Definitions

  1. the flag (of a nation, organisation, etc); a banner

Ancestry of “fōn”, step by step

fōn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German von

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvonfrom
2Old High Germanfonfrom
3Proto-Germanicfanēfrom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Middle High German vano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvano—
2Old High Germanfanoflag
3Proto-West Germanic*fanō—
4Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanē →