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Where does “withcallen” come from?

withcallen (Middle English) comes from Middle English wiþ, from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, 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.

withcallen (Middle English): To recall; call back; revoke

Definitions

  1. To recall; call back; revoke

Ancestry of “withcallen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwiþwith
2Old Englishwiþagainst, opposite; along, towards; with
3Old Englishwiþertoward, against; again, against; against, in...
4Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
5Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “withcallen”

  • withcall
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