Where does “Lanzettfenster” come from?
Lanzettfenster (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.
Lanzettfenster (German): lancet window
Definitions
- lancet window
Ancestry of “Lanzettfenster”, step by step
Lanzettfenster 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 Lanzette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lanzette | lancet, blood lancet A small medical implement used for capillary blood sampling |