Where does β€œFΓ«nster” come from?

FΓ«nster (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German vinster, 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€.

FΓ«nster (Luxembourgish): window

Definitions

  1. window

Ancestry of β€œFΓ«nster”, step by step

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