Where does “winter” come from?
winter (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch winter, from Old Dutch winter, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.
winter (Dutch): winter
Ancestry of “winter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | winter | winter |
| 2 | Old Dutch | winter | winter |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wintruz | winter |
Words derived from “winter”