Where does “mönster” come from?

mönster (North Frisian) comes from Old French monstre, from Latin mōnstrum, from Proto-Italic monestrom.

mönster (North Frisian): pattern

Definitions

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Ancestry of “mönster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmonstremonster
2Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
3Proto-Italicmonestrom—
Every word from Proto-Italic monestrom →Every word from Latin mōnstrum →Every word from Old French monstre →