Where does “foehn” come from?

foehn (French) 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.

foehn (French): foehn; hair-dryer

Definitions

foehn; hair-dryer

Ancestry of “foehn”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	föhn	singular imperative of föhnen; first-person...
2	Old High German	phonno	—
3	Vulgar Latin	faonius	—
4	Latin	favōnius	—
5	Latin	faveō	to be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʰoweh₁	to notice

Words derived from “foehn”

foehner

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ →Every word from Latin faveō →Every word from Latin favōnius →