Where does “hiver” come from?

hiver (French) comes from Middle French hyver, from Old French iver, from Latin hībernum, from Latin hībernus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

hiver (French): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “hiver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchhyverwinter
2Old FrenchiverAlternative form of yver
3Latinhībernumwinter
4Latinhībernuswintry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “hiver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Latin hībernus →Every word from Latin hībernum →