Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþra-

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 *wiþr (“against”).

Prefix

*wiþra-

  1. anti-, counter-

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms prefixed with *wiþra-
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþrakweþan
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþrareht
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþrasprekan

Descendants

  • Old English: wiþer-, wider-
    • Middle English: wither-
      • English: wither- (dialectal)
      • Scots: weather-, wother-, widder-
  • Old Frisian: wither-
    • Saterland Frisian: wier-
    • West Frisian: wjer-, wer-
  • Old Saxon: withar-
    • Middle Low German: wedder-
  • Old Dutch: wither-
  • Old High German: widar-
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