Where does “פֿענצטער” come from?

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

פֿענצטער (Yiddish): window

Definitions

  1. window

Ancestry of “פֿענצטער”, step by step

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