Where does “vid” come from?

vid (Danish) comes from Old Danish with, from Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic wiþr- — against.

vid (Danish): wide; wit; imperative of vide

Definitions

  1. wide; wit; imperative of vide

Ancestry of “vid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishwith—
2Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþr-against

Words derived from “vid”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþr- →Every word from Old Norse við →Every word from Old Danish with →
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