Where does “Fensterbank” come from?

Fensterbank (German) comes from German Fenster, from Middle High German venster, from Old High German fenstar, from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr, from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀.

Fensterbank (German): windowsill

Definitions

  1. windowsill

Ancestry of “Fensterbank”, step by step

Fensterbank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via German bank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbankbench which people sit on; pew
2Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
3Old High Germanbankbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 →Every word from Latin fenestra →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr →
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