Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*h₂weh₁-
2 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-, most common first.
- fanA hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
- wingAn appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.