Winter
m.
Old High German Winida 'Wend', a tribe name, from Proto-Celtic *windo 'white' + Old High German heri 'host, army'.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● c1100 Vvinther (nom) UrkStyria 89
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1048 Uuinitherius (nom) UrkStyria 56;
1051 Uuinitherius (nom) ibid. 59;
1055 Uuintherius (nom) ibid. 60;
1056 Uuinitherius (nom) ibid. 62;
1057 Uuinitherius (nom) ibid. 64;
1284 Winther (nom) hennes-vol1 295
- Early New High German
- ● 1360 Winter (nom) UrkHess-3 995,
Wintern (obl) ibid. 995
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Winter". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Winter.