Where does “witharstandan” come from?

witharstandan (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.

witharstandan (Old Saxon): to resist; to oppose

Definitions

  1. to resist; to oppose

Ancestry of “witharstandan”, step by step

witharstandan 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 →