Where does “windowfront” come from?
windowfront (English) comes from English window, from Middle English windowe, from Old Norse vindauga, from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
windowfront (English): A large window on the street-side of a shop or...
Definitions
- A large window on the street-side of a shop or...
Ancestry of “windowfront”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | window | An opening, usually covered by one or more panes... |
| 2 | Middle English | windowe | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | vindauga | window |
| 4 | Old Norse | vindr | wind; awry; second/third-person singular present... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |