Where does “Schaufensterpuppe” come from?

Schaufensterpuppe (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.

Schaufensterpuppe (German): mannequin, dummy

Definitions

  1. mannequin, dummy

Ancestry of “Schaufensterpuppe”, step by step

Schaufensterpuppe 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 puppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpuppedoll
2Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
3Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 →Every word from Latin fenestra →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr →