Where does “fönster” come from?

fönster (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fynster, from Middle Low German vinster, from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀.

fönster (Swedish): a window

Definitions

  1. a window

Ancestry of “fönster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfynster—
2Middle Low Germanvinster—
3Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
4Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—

Words derived from “fönster”

Every word from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 →Every word from Latin fenestra →Every word from Middle Low German vinster →