Where does “Schaufensterbummel” come from?

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

Schaufensterbummel (German): window-shopping

Definitions

  1. window-shopping

Ancestry of “Schaufensterbummel”, step by step

Schaufensterbummel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schaufenster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchaufenstera shop window
2GermanFensterwindow; time frame
3Middle High Germanvensterwindow
4Old High Germanfenstarwindow
5Proto-West Germanic*fenestrwindow
6Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
7Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—

via German Bummel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBummelstroll
2Germanbummelnto slack, to dawdle; to stroll, to ramble
Every word from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 →Every word from Latin fenestra →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr →
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