Where does “Winterschlussverkauf” come from?
Winterschlussverkauf (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.
Winterschlussverkauf (German): end-of-winter sale
Definitions
- end-of-winter sale
Ancestry of “Winterschlussverkauf”, step by step
Winterschlussverkauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Winter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Winter | winter |
| 2 | Middle High German | winter | winter |
| 3 | Old High German | wintar | winter |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wintru | winter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wintruz | winter |
via German Schlussverkauf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schlussverkauf | end-of-season sale |
| 2 | German | Schluß | Formerly standard spelling of Schluss which was... |
| 3 | Middle High German | sluz | — |