Where does “føn” come from?

føn (Danish) comes from German föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faonius, from Latin favōnius, from Latin faveō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ — to notice.

føn (Danish): foehn; blow-dryer, hairdryer; blow-dry

Definitions

  1. foehn; blow-dryer, hairdryer; blow-dry

Ancestry of “føn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanföhnsingular imperative of föhnen; first-person...
2Old High Germanphonno—
3Vulgar Latinfaonius—
4Latinfavōnius—
5Latinfaveōto be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoweh₁to notice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ →Every word from Latin faveō →Every word from Latin favōnius →