Where does “widder” come from?

widder (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

widder (Central Franconian): again; another time; once more

Definitions

  1. again; another time; once more

Ancestry of “widder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwidaragainst; ram
2Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →