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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Same etymology? #184781 05/14/2009 5:03 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy old hand twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY After seeing a word in French, a light bulb went on, but I don't know if I'm right. Since there are such awesome experts here, I thought I'd ask. Do the words "winter" and "hibernate" share etymologies? Thanks! :0) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Same etymology? twosleepy 05/14/2009 5:03 PM Re: Same etymology? Buffalo Shrdlu 05/14/2009 5:22 PM Re: Same etymology? twosleepy 05/14/2009 5:32 PM Re: Same etymology? Buffalo Shrdlu 05/14/2009 5:38 PM Re: Same etymology? AnnaStrophic 05/14/2009 7:13 PM Re: Same etymology? BranShea 05/14/2009 8:30 PM Re: Same etymology? twosleepy 05/15/2009 12:06 PM Re: Same etymology? goofy 05/14/2009 9:00 PM Re: Same etymology? Buffalo Shrdlu 05/14/2009 9:19 PM Re: Same etymology? zmjezhd 05/15/2009 3:07 AM Re: Same etymology? BranShea 05/15/2009 5:17 AM Re: Same etymology? Buffalo Shrdlu 05/15/2009 12:15 PM Re: Same etymology? zmjezhd 05/15/2009 1:00 PM Re: Same etymology? Buffalo Shrdlu 05/15/2009 1:14 PM Re: Same etymology? zmjezhd 05/15/2009 2:10 PM Re: Same etymology? Buffalo Shrdlu 05/15/2009 2:13 PM Re: Same etymology? latishya 05/15/2009 10:54 PM Re: Same etymology? zmjezhd 05/15/2009 11:52 PM Re: Same etymology? twosleepy 05/16/2009 3:45 AM Re: Same etymology? tsuwm 05/16/2009 4:19 AM Re: Same etymology? goofy 05/16/2009 5:03 AM Re: Same etymology? zmjezhd 05/16/2009 2:16 PM Re: Same etymology? tsuwm 05/16/2009 6:30 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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