Where does β€œSchaufensterfigur” come from?

Schaufensterfigur (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 *πŒšπŒπŒ„πŒ”πŒ•πŒ“πŒ€.

Schaufensterfigur (German): mannequin, dummy

Definitions

  1. mannequin, dummy

Ancestry of β€œSchaufensterfigur”, step by step

Schaufensterfigur 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*πŒšπŒπŒ„πŒ”πŒ•πŒ“πŒ€β€”

via German Figur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFigurfigure, figurine; character; piece
2LatinfigΕ«rashape, form, figure
3Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandΚ°eyΗ΅Κ°-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Etruscan *πŒšπŒπŒ„πŒ”πŒ•πŒ“πŒ€ β†’Every word from Latin fenestra β†’Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr β†’