Föhn

German (Berlin)

/føːn/

noun
Definitions
  • (meteorology) foehn warm wind which appears on the leeward side of mountains, for example on the northern side of the alps in south Germany
  • hair dryer

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German phonno derived from Latin *faōnius, Favōnius (Favonius, the god of the west wind).

Origin

Latin

Favōnius

Gloss

Favonius, the god of the west wind

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