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Where does “fenstar” come from?

fenstar (Old Dutch) comes from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀.

Ancestry of “fenstar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
2Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—

Words derived from “fenstar”

  • vensterruit
  • venster
  • venster
  • veinster
  • venster
  • veister
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