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Where does “vensterruit” come from?

vensterruit (Dutch) comes from Dutch venster, from Middle Dutch venster, from Old Dutch fenstar, from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀.

vensterruit (Dutch): windowpane

Definitions

  1. windowpane

Ancestry of “vensterruit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvensterwindow
2Middle Dutchvenster—
3Old Dutchfenstar—
4Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
5Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—
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