Where does “withar” come from?
withar (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic weþru, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt-.
withar (Old Dutch): wether, ram
Ancestry of “withar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | weþru | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | weþruz | yearling lamb; wether, ram |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | — |