Where does “midvinter” come from?

midvinter (Danish) comes from Danish vinter, from Old Danish wintær, from Old Norse vintr, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

midvinter (Danish): midwinter (the time around or especially after the winter solstice; the harshest part of winter)

Definitions

  1. midwinter (the time around or especially after the winter solstice; the harshest part of winter)

Ancestry of “midvinter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvinterwinter
2Old Danishwintærwinter
3Old Norsevintrwinter
4Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →Every word from Old Norse vintr →Every word from Old Danish wintær →