Where does “vinter” come from?

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

vinter (Swedish): winter; the coldest of the four seasons; either...

Definitions

  1. winter; the coldest of the four seasons; either...

Ancestry of “vinter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvinterwinter
2Old Norsevintrwinter
3Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

Words derived from “vinter

Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz