Where does “widerstehen” come from?
widerstehen (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.
widerstehen (German): to withstand, to resist
Definitions
- to withstand, to resist
Ancestry of “widerstehen”, step by step
widerstehen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German wider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wider | against |
| 2 | Middle High German | wider | opposite |
| 3 | Old High German | widar | against; ram |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |