Where does “winter” come from?
winter (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wintar, from Proto-West Germanic wintru, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.
Ancestry of “winter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | wintar | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wintru | winter |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wintruz | winter |
Words derived from “winter”