Where does “Dialogfenster” come from?

Dialogfenster (German) comes from German Dialog, from Late Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος, from Ancient Greek διαλέγω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Dialogfenster (German): dialog box

Definitions

  1. dialog box

Ancestry of “Dialogfenster”, step by step

Dialogfenster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dialog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDialogdialogue
2Late Latindialogusdiscussion, conversation, dialogue
3Ancient Greekδιάλογοςconversation, dialogue
4Ancient Greekδιαλέγωto choose, gather, pick (out), select
5Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
6Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German Fenster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFensterwindow; time frame
2Middle High Germanvensterwindow
3Old High Germanfenstarwindow
4Proto-West Germanic*fenestrwindow
5Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
6Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁