Where does “Fenster” come from?
Fenster (German) comes from Middle High German venster, from Old High German fenstar, from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr, from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀.
Fenster (German): window; time frame
Ancestry of “Fenster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | venster | window |
| 2 | Old High German | fenstar | window |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fenestr | — |
| 4 | Latin | fenestra | a window, an opening for light; a breach; a... |
| 5 | Etruscan | *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 | — |
Words derived from “Fenster”