Where does “winter” come from?

winter (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch winter, from Middle Dutch winter, from Old Dutch winter, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

winter (Afrikaans): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “winter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwinterwinter
2Middle Dutchwinterwinter
3Old Dutchwinterwinter
4Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →Every word from Old Dutch winter →Every word from Middle Dutch winter →