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Window etymology

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English word window comes from Old Norse vindr (Wind.), Old Norse auga (Eye.)

Detailed word origin of window

Dictionary entry Language Definition
vindr Old Norse (non) Wind.
auga Old Norse (non) Eye.
vindauga Old Norse (non) Window.
windoge Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
window English (en) (architecture) The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.. (graphical user interface) A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes.. (medicine) The time between first infection and [...]