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Where does “wiþsacan” come from?

wiþsacan (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.

wiþsacan (Old English): to deny; to reject; to withhold, refuse to give...

Definitions

  1. to deny; to reject; to withhold, refuse to give...

Ancestry of “wiþsacan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wiþsacan”

  • wiþsacendlic
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