föhn
Slovak
/føn/
noun
Definitions
- foehn
- hairdryer
Etymology
Derived from German Föhn (foehn, hair dryer) derived from Latin *faōnius, Favōnius (Favonius, the god of the west wind).
Origin
Latin
Favōnius
Gloss
Favonius, the god of the west wind
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- foehn English
- föhn Finnish
- *faōnius Latin
- Favōnius Latin
- faonius Latin
- favōnius Latin
- Föhn German
- főn Hungarian
- föhn Italian
- föhn Dutch, Flemish
- foehn French
- фен Russian
- Φαώνιος Ancient Greek
- føn Norwegian Bokmål
- fön Swedish
- føn Danish
- fen Serbo-Croatian
- fōnno Old High German
- phonno Old High German
- fén Slovak
- fön Slovak