Where does “wiþerwine” come from?

wiþerwine (Middle English) comes from Old English wiþerwinna, from Old English wiþer-, from Proto-Germanic *wiþra-, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

wiþerwine (Middle English): enemy, opponent, rival

Definitions

  1. enemy, opponent, rival

Ancestry of “wiþerwine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiþerwinnaenemy, opponent, rival
2Old Englishwiþer-against, contrary, opposed to; anti-, counter-
3Proto-Germanic*wiþra-—
4Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →