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