Etymograph

English

prewinter

From pre- + winter.

Formed from pre- + winter

Proto-Italic *prai ‘before’

Proto-Italic *prai- ‘pre-, before’

English pre-

Proto-Germanic *wintruz ‘winter’

Proto-West Germanic *wintru

Old English winter

Middle English winter

English winter

Today it means

adj Before the season of winter.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “prewinter”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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