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vindauga · Old Norse
noun · Old Norse
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Window. A window; the compound combines wind and eye.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
Old Norse reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English window comes through Middle English windowe from Old Norse vindauga, a compound of vindr (wind) and auga (eye). Word History — Etymology
Old Norse vindauga is a neuter noun for a window, composed of vindr and auga. Old Norse — Etymology; Noun
Middle English wyndowe is the window noun borrowed from Old Norse; it can also denote its fitting or an opening. Etymology 2 is a different verb and is excluded. Middle English — Etymology 1; Noun
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Old Norse. LanguageTable row oldn1244
wyndowe · Middle English
noun · Middle English
Reading: WIN-dow(-uh)
Window opening. An opening for light in a wall; also its frame or fitting.
c. 1230 · reported — Reported written use; not the date of coinage or transmission.
Middle English reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English window comes through Middle English windowe from Old Norse vindauga, a compound of vindr (wind) and auga (eye). Word History — Etymology
Middle English wyndowe is the window noun borrowed from Old Norse; it can also denote its fitting or an opening. Etymology 2 is a different verb and is excluded. Middle English — Etymology 1; Noun
The entry reports first attestation of the window noun around 1230. Middle English — Etymology 1
The Middle English noun is transcribed /ˈwindɔu̯(ə)/. Middle English — Pronunciation
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Middle English. LanguageTable row midd1317
window · English
noun · English
Reading: WIN-doh
Opening and extended uses. An opening admitting light or air, often fitted with glass. Further uses include an opportunity, a means of seeing or learning, and an area of a computer display.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English window comes through Middle English windowe from Old Norse vindauga, a compound of vindr (wind) and auga (eye). Word History — Etymology
Window names a building opening, access to information, an interval of opportunity, and a bounded computer display area. Noun — senses 1a, 2, 8, 10
The US pronunciation of window is /ˈwɪndoʊ/. English — Pronunciation, US
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293
wyndowe → window: inheritance, documented. English continues the Middle English noun. English uses: These are attested English uses, not a dated claim of semantic change during inheritance. Word History — Etymology