Where does “winters” come from?
winters (English) comes from English winter, from Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic wintru, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.
winters (English): plural of winter; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of winter; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “winters”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | winter | Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons,... |
| 2 | Middle English | winter | winter |
| 3 | Old English | winter | winter; year |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wintru | winter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wintruz | winter |