Etymograph

English

thrinter

Blend of three + winter.

A blend of three + winter

Proto-Indo-European *tréyes

Proto-Germanic *þrīz

Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ

Old English þrī

Middle English thre

English three

Proto-Germanic *wintruz ‘winter’

Proto-West Germanic *wintru

Old English winter

Middle English winter

English winter

Today it means

noun An animal three winters old.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thrinter”. 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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