Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Nynorsk

Where does “vetter” come from?

vetter (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vetr, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

vetter (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of vinter

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of vinter

Ancestry of “vetter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevetrwinter
2Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →