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Where does “Schaufenster” come from?

Schaufenster (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.

Schaufenster (German): a shop window

Definitions

  1. a shop window

Ancestry of “Schaufenster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFensterwindow; time frame
2Middle High Germanvensterwindow
3Old High Germanfenstarwindow
4Proto-West Germanic*fenestr—
5Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
6Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—

Words derived from “Schaufenster”

  • Schaufensterscheibe
  • Schaufensterauslage
  • Schaufensterpuppe
  • Schaufensterbummel
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