Where does “winterdip” come from?

winterdip (Dutch) comes from Dutch dip, from English DIP, from Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan, from Proto-Germanic dupjaną.

winterdip (Dutch): mild winter depression

Definitions

  1. mild winter depression

Ancestry of “winterdip”, step by step

winterdip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdipA dip; A minor depression, a short-lived sadness;...
2EnglishDIPAcronym of dual in-line package; Acronym of...
3Middle Englishdippen—
4Old Englishdyppanto dip
5Proto-Germanicdupjaną—

via Dutch winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwinterwinter
2Middle Dutchwinterwinter
3Old Dutchwinterwinter
4Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Germanic dupjaną →Every word from Old English dyppan →Every word from Middle English dippen →