Vane \Vane\, n. [OE. & E. Prov. E. fane weathercock, banner, AS. fana a banner, flag; akin to D. vaan, G. fahne, OHG. fano cloth, gund fano flag, Icel. f[=a]ni, Sw. fana, Dan. fane, Goth. fana cloth, L. pannus, and perhaps to Gr.? a web, ? a bobbin, spool. Cf. Fanon, Pane a compartment, panel.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)