'window' originates from Old Norse, specifically the word 'vindauga,' where 'vindr' meant 'wind' and 'auga' meant 'eye.'

'vindauga' transformed into the Middle English word 'windowe,' and eventually became the modern English word 'window.'

Initially, it meant 'wind eye,' referring to an opening for wind to pass through, but over time it evolved into its current meaning of an opening fitted with glass.