Etymograph

English

Phan

Blend of Phish + fan.

A blend of Phish + fan

Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- ‘to blow’

Latin vannus ‘fan for winnowing grain’

Old English fann ‘a winnowing fan’

Middle English fan

English fan

Another origin of Phan

  1. VietnamesemodernPhan
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Another origin of Phan

  1. Hakkamodern潘pān
  2. EnglishtodayPhan

Today it means

noun A fan of the American rock band Phish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Phan