Where does “therewithal” come from?
therewithal (English) comes from English withal, from Middle English withal, from Middle English wiþ, from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- — apart, asunder; away from, against.
therewithal (English): in addition; besides; with all this/that
Definitions
- in addition; besides; with all this/that
Ancestry of “therewithal”, step by step
therewithal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English withal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | withal | 1844, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rappaccini's... |
| 2 | Middle English | withal | — |
| 3 | Middle English | wiþ | with |
| 4 | Old English | wiþ | against, opposite; along, towards; with |
| 5 | Old English | wiþer | toward, against; again, against; against, in... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |