Where does “wiþerhlinian” come from?

wiþerhlinian (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.

wiþerhlinian (Old English): to lean against

Definitions

  1. to lean against

Ancestry of “wiþerhlinian”, step by step

wiþerhlinian 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 hlinian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhlinianto lean, bend, lie down, recline, rest
2Proto-West Germanichlinēnto lean
3Proto-Germanichlinānąto lean
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →