wintar

Old High German

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.

    Noun

    wintar m

    1. winter

    Declension

    Declension of wintar (masculine a-stem)
    case singular plural
    nominative wintar wintarā, wintara
    accusative wintar wintarā, wintara
    genitive wintares wintaro
    dative wintare wintarum
    instrumental wintaru —

    Descendants

    • Middle High German: winter, winder
      • Alemannic German: Winter
      • Bavarian: Winta
      • Central Franconian: Wenter, Wengter (Ripuarian, now chiefly western dialects), Wonter, Wönter (Eifel)
      • German: Winter
      • East Central German:
      • Yiddish: ווינטער (vinter)

    References

    Old Saxon

    Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *wintruz, whence also Old High German wintar, Old English and Old Frisian winter, Old Norse vetr and vintr.

    Noun

    wintar m

    1. winter
      • 9th century, Heliand, 197-198:
        Scred thie uuintar forth, gieng thes iares gital.
        The winter went on, the year's count continued.

    Descendants

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