Where does “wiþhabban” come from?

wiþhabban (Old English) comes from Old English wiþ, 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.

wiþhabban (Old English): to hold out against, withstand; to restrain

Definitions

  1. to hold out against, withstand; to restrain

Ancestry of “wiþhabban”, step by step

wiþhabban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wiþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiþagainst, opposite; along, towards; with
2Old Englishwiþertoward, against; again, against; against, in...
3Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
4Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
6Proto-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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