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Where does “winter” come from?

winter (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wintru, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

winter (Old English): winter; year

Definitions

  1. winter; year

Ancestry of “winter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
2Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

Words derived from “winter”

  • winter
  • wintertime
  • wintergreen
  • overwinter
  • winterkill
  • Winterfest
  • winterization
  • winterly
  • winterberry
  • winterize
  • winterer
  • winterless
  • winterbourne
  • wintertide
  • winterish
  • winterfat
  • wintercreeper
  • wintersweet
  • winterlike
  • prewinter
  • twinter
  • winterhardy
  • nonwinter
  • wintersports
Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →