Where does “wiedersehen” come from?

wiedersehen (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.

wiedersehen (German): to see again, to meet again

Definitions

  1. to see again, to meet again

Ancestry of “wiedersehen”, step by step

wiedersehen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wieder

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

via German sehen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansehento see; to have sight
2Middle High Germansehen—
3Old High Germansehanto see, to look
4Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
5Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →