Where does “widerspiegeln” come from?

widerspiegeln (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.

widerspiegeln (German): To reflect; To mirror

Definitions

  1. To reflect; To mirror

Ancestry of “widerspiegeln”, step by step

widerspiegeln 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 spiegeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspiegelnto mirror

Words derived from “widerspiegeln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →