vindöga

Swedish

Etymology

From vind (“wind”) +‎ öga (“eye”), from Old Swedish vindøgha (vind (“wind”) +‎ øgha (“eye”)), from Old Norse vindauga (vindr (“wind”) +‎ auga (“eye”)). Cognate with English window, Icelandic vindauga, Scots wyndo, wyndok, winnock, Icelandic vindauga, Norwegian Nynorsk vindauga, Norwegian Bokmål vindu, Danish vindue, old German Windauge.

Noun

vindöga

(archaic) window

Synonyms

fönster (more commonly used)

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