Where does “wiþerhabban” come from?

wiþerhabban (Old English) comes 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.

wiþerhabban (Old English): Alternative form of wiþhabban

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wiþhabban

Ancestry of “wiþerhabban”, step by step

wiþerhabban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wiþer

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

via Old English habban

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhabbanto have, to possess; have
2Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
3Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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