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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
these words come from the latin "fenestra". i don't know what the origin of "Fenster" is but i would like it if a german could tell me...
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since german is also a roman language I would very much think that "fenster" is a derivative of "fenestra".
it's funny how english uses a lot of words that do not hint to any latin background.
"window" - "fenestra"