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Where does “fensterln” come from?

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

fensterln (German): to visit a girl, who is the object of one's...

Definitions

  1. to visit a girl, who is the object of one's...

Ancestry of “fensterln”, step by step

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