etymological confusion rather than machine translation disaster ….

FAN
Etymology: [ fan ] (noun.) before 12th century. Old English fann,

from the Latin vannus (“fan for winnowing grain”).
Synonyms: air conditioner, blade, draft, flabellum, leaf,

palm leaf, propeller, thermantidote, vane, ventilator,

windmill, addict, adherent, admirer, aficionado,

amateur, buff, devotee, follower
 English - German translation for "FAN"

1	Fächer , Fan , Gebläse , Liebhaber , Lüfter , Ventilator
2	fan of	Fan von
3	fanned	fächelte , gefächelt
4	fanning	fächelnd
5	fans	fächelt , Fächer , Fans
6	fächern , fächeln , wedeln