Where does “twinter” come from?
twinter (English) comes from English Winter, from Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic wintru, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.
twinter (English): An animal two winters old
Definitions
- An animal two winters old
Ancestry of “twinter”, step by step
twinter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Winter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Winter | A placename |
| 2 | Middle English | winter | winter |
| 3 | Old English | winter | winter; year |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wintru | winter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wintruz | winter |
via English Twi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Twi | A synonym for the Akan language of Ghana, used by all Akan except the Fante |