Talk:overwinter
Latest comment: 7 years ago by DTLHS in topic Etymology
Etymology[edit]
Was this really a verb in Old English? Equinox ◑ 16:51, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
- OED: "The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the late 19th cent." OE verb was "oferwintran". So we should probably just say over- + winter here. DTLHS (talk) 16:57, 31 July 2016 (UTC)