Where does “wiþutan” come from?

wiþutan (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.

wiþutan (Old English): outside of, without; outside

Definitions

  1. outside of, without; outside

Ancestry of “wiþutan”, step by step

wiþutan 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 ūtan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishūtanoutside; from outside, on the outside, without
2Old Norseútanfrom without; from abroad; outside
3Proto-Germanicūtanēfrom without, outside of
4Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →