Nomen

das Fenster

window

Wir sitzen an den Fenstern und schauen hinaus.

We are sitting at the windows and looking out.

to sit at ((sth.dat)) We are sitting at the windows.

Scheibe (pane), Luke (hatch)

From Latin 'fenestra' (window). Related to the English word 'defenestrate'.

Imagine an ancient Roman house with an opening called a 'fenestra' in the wall.

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