English
fane
Fane comes from Middle English fane ‘temple’, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s ‘god’, and ultimately from *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁s‘god’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁s-nó-mreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*faznom‘temple’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfānum‘temple, place dedicated to a deity’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fane‘temple’
- Englishearliest quotation 1791fane
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁s‘god’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁s-nó-mreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*faznom‘temple’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfānum‘temple, place dedicated to a deity’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fane‘temple’
- Englishearliest quotation 1791fane
Earliest quotation: 1791, Homer, [The Iliad.] Book II.: “And Pallas rear'd him; her ovvn unctuous fane /…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, deal, hot, fact, defense, feature, mid, theme, benefit, fashion, defence, custom, ethnic, sufficient, treasury, treasure, ethical, thesis, aesthetic, fan, synthetic, doom, tick, defendant, deed, ethic, auditorium, auditor, demi, deem, spade, thematic, ethos, forfeit, medial, medallion, prefect, certify, familial, duma, 117 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s ‘god’
fair, feast, theology, dis, atheist, atheism, feral, theism, apotheosis, theist, fayre, 25 more
through Latin fānum ‘temple, place dedicated to a deity’
Today it means
noun A temple or sacred place.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / fane