Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþi

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wiþi, a shortened form of Proto-Germanic *wiþrą. Cognate with Old Norse við.

Preposition

*wiþi

  1. toward, against [with accusative]

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: wiþ, uuiþ, wið
    • Middle English: wiþ, with
      • English: with, wi
      • Geordie English: wi, wiv
      • Scots: wi
      • Yola: wee, wie, wi, wi', w', wough
  • Old Frisian: withe, with
  • Old Saxon: with
  • Old High German: wid
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