Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwintar—
2Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
3Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

Words derived from “winter”

  • winterlich
  • Winterwetter
  • Winteranfang
  • Wintergarten
  • winterhart
  • Winterende
  • Wintersonnenwende
  • Wintersonne
  • Winterzeit
  • Winter
  • Winterschlaf
  • Spätwinter
  • Wintervogel
  • Winterweizen
  • Winterreifen
  • Winterzauber
  • vintro
  • travintri
  • vintrodormo
  • vintra
  • ווינטערצײַט
  • ווינטער
  • winter
  • Winter
Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →