Where does “Winter” come from?

Winter (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Wenter, from Dutch winter, from Middle Dutch winter, from Old Dutch winter, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

Winter (Hunsrik): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “Winter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianWenterwinter
2Dutchwinterwinter
3Middle Dutchwinterwinter
4Old Dutchwinterwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruzEvery word from Old Dutch winterEvery word from Middle Dutch winter
Winter — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer