Where does “wiþra” come from?

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

wiþra (Proto-Germanic): against

Definitions

  1. against

Ancestry of “wiþra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-tero-more apart
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi-tero- →