Where does “witharkuman” come from?
witharkuman (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.
witharkuman (Old Saxon): to come back
Ancestry of “witharkuman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | withar | against, with, opposite, toward |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |