window

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古ノルド語のvindauga（風の目）、vindr（風）、語源は風と同じ、auga（目）、語源は目と同じ。

window

window: [13] A window is etymologically a ‘wind-eye’ – that is, an ‘eye’-like opening for admitting the air. The word was borrowed from Old Norse vindauga, a compound noun formed from vindr ‘wind’ and auga ‘eye’. Danish vindue is descended from the Old Norse form, which was also taken over by Irish as fuinneog.
=> eye, wind

window (n.)

c. 1200, literally "wind eye," from Old Norse vindauga, from vindr "wind" (see wind (n.1)) + auga "eye" (see eye (n.)). Replaced Old English eagtyrl, literally "eye-hole," and eagduru, literally "eye-door."

Originally an unglazed hole in a roof, most Germanic languages adopted a version of Latin fenestra to describe the glass version (such as German Fenster, Swedish f?nster), and English used fenester as a parallel word till mid-16c. Window dressing is first recorded 1790; figurative sense is from 1898. Window seat is attested from 1778. Window of opportunity (1979) is from earlier figurative use in U.S. space program, such as launch window (1963). Window-shopping is recorded from 1904.

"Window shopping, according to the women, is the king of outdoor sports. Whenever a woman gets down town and has 2 or 3 hours and no money to spend, she goes window shopping. She gives the Poiret gowns and the thousand dollar furs the double O and then kids herself into believing she'd look like Lillian Russell or Beverly Bayne if she had 'em on. It's great for developing the imagination and one of the great secrets of conserving the bankroll. ..." ["Motor Age," Jan. 27, 1916]

1. He sat penitently in his chair by the window .

彼は窓際の椅子に悔しそうに座っていた。

2.She had been sitting with her knitting at her fourth-floor window .

彼女は5階の窓の前に座って物を編んでいた。

3.She stared dreamily out of the small window at the blue horizon.

彼女は小さな窓の外の青い地平線をうっとりと見ていた。

4.He had all the window frames in the room remade.

彼は部屋のすべての窓枠をリフォームした。

5.If a stranger stops you，just wind the window down a fraction.

見知らぬ人があなたの車を止めたら、窓を少し揺らせばいい。