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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word VANE. Etymology of the word
VANE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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VANE, a
weather-cock. (E.) Also spelt fane (cf. vat, vetch);
it formerly meant a small flag, pennon, or streamer; hence applied to the
weather-cock, from its likeness to a small pennon. 'Fane of a
stepylle;' Prompt. Parv. p. 148; and see Way's note. 'Chaungynge as
a vane,' (other MSS. fane); Chaucer, C. T., Group E, 996; in the
Ellesmere and Hengwrt MSS.—A.S. fana, a small flag; Grein, i. 263. +
Du. vaan. + Icel. fáni. + Dan. fane. + Swed. and Goth.
fana. + G. fahne, M.H.G. fano. β. All from Teut. type FANA; Fick, iii.
173. Cognate with Lat. pannus, a cloth, piece of cloth; which is
allied to Lat. pānus, the thread wound upon a bobbin in a shuttle, and Gk.
πῆνος,
the woof; see Pane. Perhaps even allied to E.
spin; cf. Lithuan. pinti, to weave. Der. gon-fan-on or
gon-fal-on, q.v.
Doublet, pane.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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