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Where does “widarstanden” come from?

widarstanden (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon withar, 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.

widarstanden (Old Saxon): Alternative form of witharstandan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of witharstandan

Ancestry of “widarstanden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwitharagainst, with, opposite, toward
2Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
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