Where does “weerbarstigheid” come from?

weerbarstigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch weerbarstig, from Dutch weer-, from Dutch weer, from Dutch weder, from Middle Dutch weder, from Old Dutch wither, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą — apart, asunder; away from, against.

weerbarstigheid (Dutch): stubbornness, headstrongness

Definitions

  1. stubbornness, headstrongness

Ancestry of “weerbarstigheid”, step by step

weerbarstigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch weerbarstig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweerbarstigrebellious, recalcitrant, unruly
2Dutchweer-again; against, contrary
3Dutchweeragain; back; weather
4DutchwederAlternative form of weer; Dated form of weer;...
5Middle Dutchwederagainst, in opposition to, counter to; contrary...
6Old Dutchwither
7Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
8Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą
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