fånn

See also: fann and Fann

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• fanna (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German pfanne, from Old High German phanna, from Proto-West Germanic *pannā, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ (“pan”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Medieval Latin panna, from Latin patina, from Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē, “flat dish”). Cognate with German Pfanne, English pan.

Noun

fånn f

1. (Luserna) frying pan

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien