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Where does “fonn” come from?

fonn (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fǫnn — snowdrift.

fonn (Faroese): snowdrift; bow wash, bow wave

Definitions

  1. snowdrift; bow wash, bow wave

Ancestry of “fonn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefǫnnsnowdrift

Words derived from “fonn”

  • kavafonn
Every word from Old Norse fǫnn →