Where does “wið” come from?

wið (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic wiþr- — against.

wið (Elfdalian): at, by, beside; wood, timber

Definitions

  1. at, by, beside; wood, timber

Ancestry of “wið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
2Proto-Germanicwiþr-against
Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþr- →Every word from Old Norse við →
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