Etymology

foehn

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Today it means: A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland. Full definition →

German Föhn ← Old High German phonno ← Vulgar Latin faōnius
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  1. Latinfavōnius
  2. Vulgar Latinfaōnius
  3. Old High Germanphonno
  4. GermanFöhn
  5. English todayfoehn

Borrowed from German Föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faōnius, an alteration of Latin favōnius (“west wind”), from Favōnius (“Roman wind god”).

Words from the same roots

Latinfavōnius all →

Favonius

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.