Der Föhn, along with the word der Haartrockner, translates to ‘hair dryer’. Unlike the latter, literal translation, though, der Föhn has further meanings. According to the German dictionary Duden, the word Föhn can be traced back to the Middle High German foenne and Old High German phōnno. (article continues below) See also on The Local:We use Föhn as a loanword in English with the terms ‘foehn winds’ or ‘the foehn effect’. You can perhaps see the logic between the two definitions of the German Föhn, then.

Source: The Local July 14, 2021 08:37 UTC