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Where does “fon” come from?

fon (Middle English) comes from Middle English fonnen — To be insane, stupid, or ridiculous; To trick or...

fon (Middle English): Alternative form of fonnen; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fonnen; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “fon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfonnenTo be insane, stupid, or ridiculous; To trick or...

Words derived from “fon”

  • fun
  • funny
  • funnily
  • unfunny
  • funhouse
  • funfair
  • funniness
  • funnyman
  • funfilled
  • funmaker
  • unfun
  • funster
  • superfun
  • funfest
  • funness
  • unfunniness
  • funless
  • funsies
  • unfunnily
  • antifun
  • funboard
  • funnish
  • funbags
  • funboarding
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