Where does “Winterland” come from?

Winterland (English) comes from English Winter, from Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic wintru, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

Ancestry of “Winterland”, step by step

Winterland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWinterA placename
2Middle Englishwinterwinter
3Old Englishwinterwinter; year
4Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground
Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wintru →Every word from Old English winter →