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Where does “finster” come from?

finster (German) comes from Middle High German vinster, from Old High German fenstar, from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr, from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀.

finster (German): dark; gloomy, lowering

Definitions

  1. dark; gloomy, lowering

Ancestry of “finster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvinsterdark
2Old High Germanfenstarwindow
3Proto-West Germanic*fenestr—
4Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
5Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—

Words derived from “finster”

  • stockfinster
  • Mondfinsternis
  • Sonnenfinsternis
  • Finsternis
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