English
anemovane
From anemo- + vane.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- ‘to breathe’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos ‘breath’
Proto-Hellenic *ánemos ‘wind’
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νεμος ‘wind’
English anemo-
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 instrument for measuring wind speed and direction.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / anemovane