Where does “Fensterkitt” come from?
Fensterkitt (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.
Fensterkitt (German): (window) putty
Definitions
- (window) putty
Ancestry of “Fensterkitt”, step by step
Fensterkitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fenster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fenster | window; time frame |
| 2 | Middle High German | venster | window |
| 3 | Old High German | fenstar | window |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fenestr | window |
| 5 | Latin | fenestra | a window, an opening for light; a breach; a... |
| 6 | Etruscan | *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 | — |
via German kitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 2 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |