Where does “wiþrą” come from?

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

wiþrą (Proto-Germanic): toward, against

Definitions

  1. toward, against

Ancestry of “wiþrą”, step by step

wiþrą traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-

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

via Proto-Indo-European wi-tero-s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-tero-s—
2Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “wiþrą”

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