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Where does “viðmerking” come from?

viðmerking (Faroese) comes from Faroese við, from Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic wiþr- — against.

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Ancestry of “viðmerking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseviðwith; beside, near; in
2Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþr-against
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