Where does “foehner” come from?
foehner (French) comes from French foehn, 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.
foehner (French): To dry one's hair with a hairdryer
Definitions
- To dry one's hair with a hairdryer
Ancestry of “foehner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | foehn | foehn; hair-dryer |
| 2 | German | föhn | singular imperative of föhnen; first-person... |
| 3 | Old High German | phonno | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | faonius | — |
| 5 | Latin | favōnius | — |
| 6 | Latin | faveō | to be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoweh₁ | to notice |