Where does “mydwinter” come from?

mydwinter (Middle English) comes from Old English midwinter, from Proto-West Germanic midiwintru, from Proto-Germanic midjawintruz — midwinter.

mydwinter (Middle English): Christmas or the period around it

Definitions

  1. Christmas or the period around it

Ancestry of “mydwinter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmidwinterthe middle of winter; midwinter, Christmas
2Proto-West Germanicmidiwintru—
3Proto-Germanicmidjawintruzmidwinter
Every word from Proto-Germanic midjawintruz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic midiwintru →Every word from Old English midwinter →