Where does “with” come from?

with (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic wiþr- — against.

Ancestry of “with”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
2Proto-Germanicwiþr-against

Words derived from “with”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþr- →Every word from Old Norse við →