Where does “winter” come from?

winter (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German winter, from Old High German wintar, from Proto-West Germanic wintru, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

winter (Alemannic German): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “winter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwinterwinter
2Old High Germanwintarwinter
3Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
4Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wintru →Every word from Old High German wintar →