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Where does “venster” come from?

venster (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *fenstar, from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr, from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀.

Ancestry of “venster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*fenstar—
2Proto-West Germanic*fenestr—
3Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
4Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—

Words derived from “venster”

  • fenster
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