Where does “wieder-” come from?

wieder- (German) comes from German wieder, 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): A prefix similar to re-, indicating repetition

Definitions

  1. A prefix similar to re-, indicating repetition

Ancestry of “wieder-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwiederagain
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

Words derived from “wieder-

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