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-”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *wiþi- →Every word from Old English wiþ- →
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