Where does “veister” come from?

veister (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch veinster, from Old Dutch fenstar, from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀.

veister (West Flemish): window

Definitions

  1. window

Ancestry of “veister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchveinster—
2Old Dutchfenstar—
3Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
4Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—
Every word from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 →Every word from Latin fenestra →Every word from Old Dutch fenstar →
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