Where does “פֿינצטער” come from?

פֿינצטער (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German vinster, from Old High German fenstar, from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr, from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀.

פֿינצטער (Yiddish): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “פֿינצטער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvinsterdark
2Old High Germanfenstarwindow
3Proto-West Germanic*fenestrwindow
4Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
5Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—

Words derived from “פֿינצטער”

Every word from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 →Every word from Latin fenestra →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr →