Etymology Explorer β€Ί Old High German

Where does β€œfenstar” come from?

fenstar (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr, from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *πŒšπŒπŒ„πŒ”πŒ•πŒ“πŒ€.

fenstar (Old High German): window

Definitions

  1. window

Ancestry of β€œfenstar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fenestrβ€”
2Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
3Etruscan*πŒšπŒπŒ„πŒ”πŒ•πŒ“πŒ€β€”

Words derived from β€œfenstar”

  • fenster
  • Schaufensterpuppe
  • Fensterglas
  • fensterlos
  • Fensterladen
  • Dialogfenster
  • Schaufensterauslage
  • Schaufensterbummel
  • Schaufenster
  • fensterln
  • Fensterladenhalter
  • Fensterbank
  • Fensterrahmen
  • Fensterscheibe
  • Fensterbrett
  • Fensterl
  • Fenster
  • Schaufensterscheibe
  • Bogenfenster
  • Dachfenster
  • venster
  • FΓ«nster
Every word from Etruscan *πŒšπŒπŒ„πŒ”πŒ•πŒ“πŒ€ β†’