Where does “vinter” come from?

vinter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish vinter, from Old Danish wintær, from Old Norse vintr, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

vinter (Norwegian Bokmål): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “vinter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvinterwinter
2Old Danishwintærwinter
3Old Norsevintrwinter
4Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

Words derived from “vinter”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →Every word from Old Norse vintr →Every word from Old Danish wintær →