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Where does “Fön” come from?

Fön (German) 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.

Fön (German): Formerly standard spelling of Föhn which was...

Definitions

  1. Formerly standard spelling of Föhn which was...

Ancestry of “Fön”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanföhnsingular imperative of föhnen; first-person...
2Old High Germanphonno—
3Vulgar Latinfaonius—
4Latinfavōnius—
5Latinfaveō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoweh₁to notice

Words derived from “Fön”

  • fon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ →