Where does “Winterferien” come from?

Winterferien (German) comes from German Winter, from Middle High German winter, from Old High German wintar, from Proto-West Germanic wintru, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

Winterferien (German): winter holidays, winter vacation, winter break

Definitions

  1. winter holidays, winter vacation, winter break

Ancestry of “Winterferien”, step by step

Winterferien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWinterwinter
2Middle High Germanwinterwinter
3Old High Germanwintarwinter
4Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

via German Ferien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFerienvacation, holiday; school break
2Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday
Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →