fane

fane · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*peh₂n-“to weave; something woven; cloth, fabric, tissue”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*fanô“cloth, flag”
3. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*fanō
4. Old English · derived fromfana“cloth, banner”
5. Middle English · inherited fromfane
6. English todayfane

From Middle English fane, from Old English fana (“cloth, banner”), from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic *fanô (“cloth, flag”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“to weave; something woven; cloth, fabric, tissue”). Doublet of fanon and vane.

fane · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromfānum“temple, place dedicated to a deity”
2. Middle English · inherited fromfane“temple”
3. English todayfane

From Middle English fane (“temple”), from Latin fānum (“temple, place dedicated to a deity”). Doublet of fanum.

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