Where does “Windergraut” come from?

Windergraut (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Winder — winter.

Windergraut (Pennsylvania German): cabbage for purposes in winter

Definitions

  1. cabbage for purposes in winter

Ancestry of “Windergraut”, step by step

Windergraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Winder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanWinderwinter

via Pennsylvania German Graut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanGrautcabbage
Every word from Pennsylvania German Winder