Where does “withar-” come from?

withar- (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.

withar- (Old Saxon): against, contrary, opposed to; Category Old Saxon...

Definitions

  1. against, contrary, opposed to; Category Old Saxon...

Ancestry of “withar-”, 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

Words derived from “withar-”

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