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.

winter (Middle High German): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “winter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwintarwinter
2Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
3Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

Words derived from “winter”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wintru →Every word from Old High German wintar →