Where does “פֿאָן” come from?

פֿאָן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German van, from Old High German fano, from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

פֿאָן (Yiddish): flag

Definitions

  1. flag

Ancestry of “פֿאָן”, step by step

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