Where does “widder” come from?

widder (English) comes from German Widder, from Middle High German wider, 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 (English): Alternative spelling of widow

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of widow

Ancestry of “widder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWidderram; Aries
2Middle High Germanwideropposite
3Old High Germanwidaragainst; ram
4Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
5Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
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