Where does “winterhardiness” come from?
winterhardiness (English) comes from English winterhardy, from English Hardy, from Middle English hardy, from Old French hardi, from Old French hardir, from Frankish hardijan, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną, from Proto-Germanic harduz.
winterhardiness (English): The quality of being winterhardy
Definitions
- The quality of being winterhardy
Ancestry of “winterhardiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | winterhardy | hardy enough to survive cold weather |
| 2 | English | Hardy | — |
| 3 | Middle English | hardy | — |
| 4 | Old French | hardi | hardy; tough; durable |
| 5 | Old French | hardir | to harden |
| 6 | Frankish | hardijan | to harden, to make hard |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |