Where does “witherkiesan” come from?

witherkiesan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wither, 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.

witherkiesan (Old Dutch): to reject

Definitions

  1. to reject

Ancestry of “witherkiesan”, step by step

witherkiesan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch wither

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

via Old Dutch kiesan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkiesanto choose
2Proto-West Germanickeusanto choose
3Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →
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