Fah

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German van(e) m, from Old High German fano, from Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic *fanô (“cloth, flag”), from Proto-Indo-European *pān- (“fabric”). Cognate with German Fahne.

Noun

Fah f

1. (Erzgebirgisch) flag, banner (any cloth or fabric used as a symbol)

References

• 1914 Anton Günther, Dr Kaiser ruft ens Fald