Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþrasakō

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 *wiþrasakan (“to quarrel, argue”) (whence Old English wiþsacan) +‎ *-ō, from *wiþra- (“toward”) +‎ *sakan (“to quarrel, argue”).

Noun

*wiþrasakō m

  1. opponent, adversary, fiend
    Synonym: *andasakō

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *wiþrasakō
Genitive *wiþrasakini, *wiþrasakan
Singular Plural
Nominative *wiþrasakō *wiþrasakan
Accusative *wiþrasakan *wiþrasakan
Genitive *wiþrasakini, *wiþrasakan *wiþrasakanō
Dative *wiþrasakini, *wiþrasakan *wiþrasakum
Instrumental *wiþrasakini, *wiþrasakan *wiþrasakum

Descendants

  • Old English: wiþersaca, wiðersaca — edh spelling
    • Middle English: withersake
  • Old Frisian: witherseka, withirsaka
  • Old Saxon: witharsako
    • Middle Low German: weddersake
  • Old Dutch: withersako, withersacco
  • Old High German: widarsahho, widarsacho
    • Middle High German: widersache
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