Where does “Wintaschlop” come from?
Wintaschlop (Plautdietsch) comes from Old High German winta, from Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic wind, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
Wintaschlop (Plautdietsch): hibernation
Definitions
- hibernation
Ancestry of “Wintaschlop”, step by step
Wintaschlop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German winta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | winta | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | wint | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wint | wind |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |