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Where does “fonn” come from?

fonn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse fǫnn — snowdrift.

fonn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a snowdrift; an avalanche; a glacier

Definitions

  1. a snowdrift; an avalanche; a glacier

Ancestry of “fonn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefǫnnsnowdrift

Words derived from “fonn”

  • snøfonn
Every word from Old Norse fǫnn →