Where does “widar” come from?

widar (Old High German) comes 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.

widar (Old High German): against; ram

Definitions

  1. against; ram

Ancestry of “widar”, step by step

widar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic wiþr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
2Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Proto-West Germanic weþru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicweþruyearling lamb; wether, ram
2Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

via Proto-Germanic wiþer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwiþeragainst

Words derived from “widar”

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