Pane
/peɪn/noun
A single sheet or section of glass, or a flat panel forming part of a surface.
Did you know?In Middle English, *pane* could mean a piece of cloth or a patch, and it ultimately traces back to Latin *pannus*, “cloth,” which also lies behind words like *pannier* and *spaniel* through old descriptive uses.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peh₂-
“to tie, fasten, or attach”
Latin
Latin
pannus
“a piece of cloth, rag, or patch”
Old French
Old French
pane
“cloth, patch, or piece of material”
Middle English
English
pane
“a piece of cloth; later, a flat panel or section”
Modern English
English
pane
“a sheet of glass in a window or a flat panel in a surface”