Where does “wieder” come from?

wieder (German) comes 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.

wieder (German): again

Definitions

  1. again

Ancestry of “wieder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wieder

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą
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