Where does “פֿינצטערניש” come from?

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

פֿינצטערניש (Yiddish): darkness

Definitions

  1. darkness

Ancestry of “פֿינצטערניש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿינצטערdark
2Middle High Germanvinsterdark
3Old High Germanfenstarwindow
4Proto-West Germanic*fenestrwindow
5Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
6Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—
Every word from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 →Every word from Latin fenestra →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr →