Where does “Fenstakopp” come from?

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

Fenstakopp (Plautdietsch): windowsill

Definitions

  1. windowsill

Ancestry of “Fenstakopp”, step by step

Fenstakopp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Fensta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschFenstawindow
2Middle Low Germanvenster—
3Old Saxon*fenstar—
4Proto-West Germanic*fenestrwindow
5Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
6Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—

via Plautdietsch Kopp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschKopphead
2Low GermanKopp—
Every word from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 →Every word from Latin fenestra →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr →