Where does “winder” come from?

winder (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wintar, from Proto-West Germanic wintru, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

Ancestry of “winder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwintarwinter
2Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
3Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wintru →Every word from Old High German wintar →