Where does “fane” come from?

fane (Yola) comes from Middle English fane, from Old English fana, from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic fanô, from Proto-Indo-European pān- — fabric.

fane (Yola): A white-flowered, water-growing variety of iris

Definitions

  1. A white-flowered, water-growing variety of iris

Ancestry of “fane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfaneA particular kind of white-coloured iris; A flag...
2Old Englishfanaflag
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 →