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Where does “veinster” come from?
veinster (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fenstar, from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀.
Ancestry of “veinster”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Dutch
fenstar
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2
Latin
fenestra
a window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
3
Etruscan
*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀
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Words derived from “veinster”
veister
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