vintr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

vetr — Old West Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Compare Old High German and Old Saxon wintar, Old Frisian and Old English winter, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wintrus).

Noun

vintr m

(Old East Norse) winter

Descendants

Norwegian Nynorsk: (dialectal) ventr, ventre, vintæ, vintre
Old Swedish: vinter
- Swedish: vinter
Old Danish: wintær
- Danish: vinter
  - Norwegian Bokmål: vinter
    - → Norwegian Nynorsk: vinter
Old Gutnish: wintr
- Gutnish: vintar, vintur

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