fenster
noun
fen·ster
\ˈfenztə(r), -n(t)st-\
Definition of fenster
-s
: an erosional opening down through overthrust rock exposing the underlying rock —called also window
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Origin and Etymology of fenster
German, literally, window, from Old High German; akin to Old English fenester window, Middle Low German & Middle Dutch venster, venstere; all from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Latin fenestra
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