Where does “wider” come from?

wider (Middle High German) comes from Old High German widar, 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.

wider (Middle High German): opposite

Definitions

  1. opposite

Ancestry of “wider”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wider”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →