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Where does “winter” come from?

winter (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

winter (Old Dutch): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “winter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

Words derived from “winter”

  • winters
  • winterzonnewende
  • winterband
  • wintervacht
  • winterkleed
  • winterslaap
  • winterslapen
  • wintersporten
  • wintersporter
  • wintersport
  • winterstorm
  • winteravond
  • wintermaand
  • winterdip
  • winterdepressie
  • winter
  • middewinter
  • wintersch
  • winterdach
  • wintercoude
  • winter
  • winter
Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →