Where does “windowpaning” come from?
windowpaning (English) comes from English windowpane, 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 — to blow.
windowpaning (English): The border around an individual block of a quilt
Definitions
- The border around an individual block of a quilt
Ancestry of “windowpaning”, step by step
windowpaning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English windowpane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | windowpane | A piece of glass filling a window or a section of... |
| 2 | English | window | An opening, usually covered by one or more panes... |
| 3 | Middle English | windowe | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | vindauga | window |
| 5 | Old Norse | vindr | wind; awry; second/third-person singular present... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |