Window

What “Window” means

Noun

1. An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
2. An opening, usually covered by glass, in a shop which allows people to view the shop and its products from outside; a shop window.
3. The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.
4. A period of time when something is available or possible; a limited opportunity.
5. Something that allows one to see through or into something.

Verb

1. To furnish with windows.
2. To place at or in a window.
3. To apply a window function to (a signal).

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Germanic *windaz Old Norse vindr Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Germanic *augô Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᚷᚨ (*auga) Old Norse auga Old Norse vindaugabor. Middle English wyndowe English window From Middle English wyndowe, wyndown, from Old Norse vindauga (“window”, literally “wind-eye; wind-hole”), equivalent to wind + eye. Cognate with Scots windae and windock, Faroese vindeyga, Norwegian Bokmål vindu, Norwegian Nynorsk vindauge, Danish vindue, archaic Swedish vindöga, Elfdalian windog. Displaced native Old English ēagþȳrel (literally “eye hole”) (the rare direct descendant is eyethurl (“window, pupil, etc.”)). The “windows” among early Germanic peoples were just unglazed holes (eyes) in the wall or roof that permitted wind to pass through .

Business name ideas with “Window”

Industries where “Window” fits

We suggest this word for 4 business types and industries, including:

• Window Cleaning Business
• Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
• Window Treatment Stores
• Wood Window and Door Manufacturing