-wintre

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *-wintrī, from Proto-Germanic *-wintruz. Cognate with Old Norse -vetr and Gothic -𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 (-wintrus). Equivalent to winter +‎ -e. Compare the German suffix -jährig, of similar form and meaning. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwin.tre/ === Suffix === -wintre years old c. 893, King Alfred's Laws late 9th century, The Old English Martyrology c. 1020, Wulfstan, King Cnut's second law code c. 935, King Æthelstan's sixth law code late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans years lasting late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans ==== Usage notes ==== Often written as a separate word in modern transcriptions, but twiwintre (“two years old”) and þriwintre (“three years old”), with the prefix forms of "two" and "three," show that -wintre was a suffix. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: -winter ==== See also ==== -nihte