Where does “fon” come from?
fon (Indonesian) comes from Dutch föhn, 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.
fon (Indonesian): phone, a speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language
Definitions
- phone, a speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language
Ancestry of “fon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | föhn | hair dryer; foehn |
| 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 |