Where does “vinduskarm” come from?
vinduskarm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vindu, from Danish vindue, from Old Norse vindauga, from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
vinduskarm (Norwegian Bokmål): window frame; windowsill
Definitions
- window frame; windowsill
Ancestry of “vinduskarm”, step by step
vinduskarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vindu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vindu | a window |
| 2 | Danish | vindue | window |
| 3 | Old Norse | vindauga | window |
| 4 | Old Norse | vindr | wind; awry; second/third-person singular present... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |