English

Winterpeg

Blend of winter + Winnipeg, referring to the city's harsh winters.

Proto-Germanic *wintruz ‘winter’

Proto-West Germanic *wintru

Old English winter

Middle English winter

Ojibwe wiinibig ‘dirty waters’

Today it means

name Winnipeg.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Winterpeg