Where does “winter” come from?

winter (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch winter, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

winter (Middle Dutch): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “winter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwinterwinter
2Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

Words derived from “winter”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →Every word from Old Dutch winter →