Where does “føn” come from?
føn (Norwegian Bokmål) 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.
føn (Norwegian Bokmål): foehn, a warm dry wind eveloping on the lee side...
Definitions
- foehn, a warm dry wind eveloping on the lee side...
Ancestry of “føn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | föhn | singular imperative of föhnen; first-person... |
| 2 | Old High German | phonno | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | faonius | — |
| 4 | Latin | favōnius | — |
| 5 | Latin | faveō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoweh₁ | to notice |