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Re:English is relatively easy to learn, but not to master (2... by Jiocus on Sunday March 28, 2021 @09:17AM (#26610087)
Window is also from Old Norse (meaning "wind-eye") which has replaced fenester in English.

Meanwhile in Swedish, the French origin "Fönster" is preferred.

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