Where does “vinterlejr” come from?

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

vinterlejr (Danish): winter camp camp where soldiers spend the winter

Definitions

  1. winter camp camp where soldiers spend the winter

Ancestry of “vinterlejr”, step by step

vinterlejr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvinterwinter
2Old Danishwintærwinter
3Old Norsevintrwinter
4Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

via Danish lejr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlejrcamp; imperative of lejre
2Old Norselegr—
3Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →Every word from Old Norse vintr →Every word from Old Danish wintær →