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

widarstanden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon withar

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

via Old Saxon standan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonstandanto stand
2Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →