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