Where does “windowpane” come from?
Windowpane comes from English window and English pane, with pane deriving from Middle English pan, Old Norse vindauga, and Latin patina, ultimately from Ancient Greek πατάνη.
windowpane (English): A piece of glass filling a window or a section of...
Definitions
- A piece of glass filling a window or a section of...
Ancestry of “windowpane”, step by step
windowpane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English window
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English pané
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pané | To bread; to coat in breadcrumbs or breading |
| 2 | Middle English | pane | A piece of high-quality textiles or animal hides,... |
| 3 | Old French | pan | bit; piece; part; a piece of armor |
| 4 | Latin | pannus | cloth; rag; garment |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂n- | something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to... |