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Where does “föhn” come from?

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

föhn (German): singular imperative of föhnen; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of föhnen; first-person...

Ancestry of “föhn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanphonno—
2Vulgar Latinfaonius—
3Latinfavōnius—
4Latinfaveō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoweh₁to notice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ →