Where does “wiþerlean” come from?

wiþerlean (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.

wiþerlean (Old English): recompense

Definitions

  1. recompense

Ancestry of “wiþerlean”, step by step

wiþerlean 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 lean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishleanreward; to blame, fault, reproach
2Proto-West Germaniclaunreward, credit, booty
3Proto-Germaniclaunąreward, credit, booty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →