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Where does “with-” come from?

with- (Middle English) comes from Old English wiþ-, from Proto-Germanic *wiþi-.

with- (Middle English): against; away, back

Definitions

  1. against; away, back

Ancestry of “with-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiþ-against, opposed to, counter to; away, off;...
2Proto-Germanic*wiþi-—

Words derived from “with-”

  • withdrawal
  • withdraw
  • withdrawn
  • withdrawing
  • withdrawable
  • withdrawment
  • withdraweth
  • withdrawer
  • withdrawest
  • unwithdrawn
  • withdrawnness
  • unwithdrawing
  • withstay
  • antiwithdrawal
  • withdrawalist
  • withsave
  • withdrawalism
  • withsit
  • withdrawingly
  • with-
  • withcall
  • withdrawen
  • withsterten
  • withcallen
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