Etymograph

English

fanwear

From fan + -wear.

A compound of fan + -wear

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

Latin vannus ‘fan for winnowing grain’

Old English fann ‘a winnowing fan’

Middle English fan

English fan

Today it means

noun apparel or accessories worn by fans of something, e.g. a sports team

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

Etymograph / fanwear