Etymology

From vind ‎(“wind”) +‎ öga ‎(“eye”), from, from Old Swedish vindøgha (vind ‎(“wind”) +‎ øgha ‎(“eye”)), from Old Norse vindauga (vindr ‎(“wind”) +‎ auga ‎(“eye”)). Cognate with English window, Icelandic vindauga, Scots wyndo, wyndok, winnock, Icelandic vindauga, Norwegian Nynorsk vindauga, Norwegian Bokmål vindu, Danish vindue, old German Windauge.