Where does “vinter” come from?

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

vinter (Norwegian Nynorsk): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “vinter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevintrwinter
2Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

Words derived from “vinter”

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