window
The origin and history of window.
Etymology
From Old Norse vindauga, literally "wind-eye" — an opening that let wind (and light) into a building, before glass panes were common.
The origin and history of window.
From Old Norse vindauga, literally "wind-eye" — an opening that let wind (and light) into a building, before glass panes were common.
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