Where does “fen” come from?

fen (Serbo-Croatian) 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.

fen (Serbo-Croatian): hair dryer; foehn

Definitions

  1. hair dryer; foehn

Ancestry of “fen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanföhnsingular imperative of föhnen; first-person...
2Old High Germanphonno—
3Vulgar Latinfaonius—
4Latinfavōnius—
5Latinfaveōto be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoweh₁to notice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ →Every word from Latin faveō →Every word from Latin favōnius →