Where does “*wiþra-” come from?

*wiþra- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

Ancestry of “*wiþra-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “*wiþra-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą