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

Definitions

  1. to come back

Ancestry of “witharkuman”, step by step

witharkuman 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 kuman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkumanto come
2Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →