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The house has an eye where the wind looks in.

Origin story

From vindauga, wind eye.

The house has an eye where the wind looks in.

Quick answer

A short etymology card for window: origin, meaning history, memorable hook, and source-language context.

Source-first Reviewed Jul 2026

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Word Origin Atlas. "Window Origin and Meaning | Word Origin Atlas". https://www.wordoriginatlas.com/words/window/. Reviewed Jul 2026.