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-

anti-, counter-

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms prefixed with *wiþra-

Related terms

*wiþi-

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-
  - German Low German: weer-
Old Dutch: wither-
- Middle Dutch: weder-
  - Dutch: weer-, weder-
Old High German: widar-
- Middle High German: wider-
  - German: wider-, wieder-