Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fanē

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *h₂poneh₁, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó (“off, away”), an allative form of a root noun *h₂epo (“off, away”), + *-neh₁ (“ablative suffix”). But see von for another theory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑ.nɛː/

Preposition

*fanē

1. (with dative) from

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *fanā
  • Old Frisian: fon, fan, fen
    • North Frisian: foon
    • Saterland Frisian: fon
    • West Frisian: fan
  • Old Saxon: fan, fana, fon
    • Middle Low German: van, von
      • Dutch Low Saxon: van
      • German Low German: van, von, vun
  • Old Dutch: fan
    • Middle Dutch: van
      • Dutch: van
        • Afrikaans: van
        • Berbice Creole Dutch: fan
        • Javindo: fan
        • Jersey Dutch: vān, fān, f'n
        • Negerhollands: van, fan, fa
          • → Virgin Islands Creole: fam
        • Skepi Creole Dutch: fan
      • Limburgish: ven
  • Old High German: fon, fana, fona
    • Middle High German: von, vone
      • Bavarian:

        Cimbrian: bon

        Mòcheno: va

      • German: von
      • Luxembourgish: vun
      • Vilamovian: fon
      • Yiddish: פֿון (fun)