Where does “Winter” come from?
Winter (German) comes from Middle High German winter, from Old High German wintar, from Proto-West Germanic wintru, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.
Winter (German): winter
Ancestry of “Winter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | winter | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wintar | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wintru | winter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wintruz | winter |
Words derived from “Winter”