Where does “winterhart” come from?

winterhart (German) comes from German hart, from Middle High German Hart, from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

winterhart (German): hardy, winterhardy

Definitions

  1. hardy, winterhardy

Ancestry of “winterhart”, step by step

winterhart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanharthard; severe, harsh; sharply, roughly, severely
2Middle High GermanHarthill forest
3Old High Germanharthard
4Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
5Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
7Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via German Winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWinterwinter
2Middle High Germanwinterwinter
3Old High Germanwintarwinter
4Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz
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