vane

vane · noun¹

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

From Middle English vane, Southern Middle English variant of fane, from Old English fana (“cloth, banner, flag”), from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic *fanô, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foone (“flag, banner”), Dutch vaan (“banner, flag”), German Low German Fahn (“flag”), German Fahne. Doublet of obsolete fane (“weathercock; banner”) and fanon.

Vane · proper noun²

Variant of Vanes or Fayne.

Words from the same roots