English
aerovane
From aero- + vane.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘dawn’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér ‘in the direction of dawn, east’
Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr ‘morning mist’
Ancient Greek ἀήρ ‘air’
Ancient Greek ἀέρος
English aero-
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- ‘something woven’
Proto-Germanic *fanô ‘cloth’
Proto-West Germanic *fanō
Old English fana ‘cloth, banner, flag’
Middle English vane
English vane
Today it means
noun An anemometer that combines a propeller and a tail on the same axis to measure wind speed and direction.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / aerovane