Where does “wiþerwinna” come from?

wiþerwinna (Old English) comes from Old English wiþer-, from Proto-Germanic *wiþra-, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

wiþerwinna (Old English): enemy, opponent, rival

Definitions

  1. enemy, opponent, rival

Ancestry of “wiþerwinna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiþer-against, contrary, opposed to; anti-, counter-
2Proto-Germanic*wiþra-—
3Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “wiþerwinna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →