Where does “weder” come from?

weder (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wither, 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.

weder (Middle Dutch): against, in opposition to, counter to; contrary...

Definitions

  1. against, in opposition to, counter to; contrary...

Ancestry of “weder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwither—
2Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “weder”

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