Where does “Widerrist” come from?

Widerrist (German) comes from German wider, 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.

Widerrist (German): withers part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades

Definitions

  1. withers part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades

Ancestry of “Widerrist”, step by step

Widerrist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wider

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwideragainst
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

via German rist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanristinstep
2Middle High Germanrist—
3Old High Germanrist—
4Proto-Germanicwristuzjoint
5Proto-Germanicwrīþanąto weave, to twist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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