Where does β€œZeitfenster” come from?

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

Zeitfenster (German): time frame, time limit, slot; window of opportunity

Definitions

  1. time frame, time limit, slot; window of opportunity

Ancestry of β€œZeitfenster”, step by step

Zeitfenster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fenster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFensterwindow; time frame
2Middle High Germanvensterwindow
3Old High Germanfenstarwindow
4Proto-West Germanic*fenestrwindow
5Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
6Etruscan*πŒšπŒπŒ„πŒ”πŒ•πŒ“πŒ€β€”

via German Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High GermanzΔ«ttime
3Old High GermanzΔ«ttime
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandΓ©hβ‚‚itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandehβ‚‚y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandehβ‚‚-to share, divide
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†’
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