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

vensterruit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch venster

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

via Dutch ruit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchruitThe shape rhombus, an equilateral parallelogram;...
2Middle Dutchrute
3Latinrūtarue bitter herb
4Ancient Greekῥυτήrue
Every word from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀
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