*wiþrą

Runic: ᚹᛁᚦᚱᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwiθ.rɑ̃/

preposition

Meanings

toward, against

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wíterom, adverbial accusative of *wíteros, from *wí (‘apart’) + *-teros (comparative). Particularly close cognate with Sanskrit वितर (vitara, ‘(leading) further away’). For the suffix development, compare *aftrą, but contrast the adjective *anþeraz.

Descendants

  • *wiþr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wither (Old Dutch)
      • wēder, wēer (Middle Dutch)
        • weder, weer (Dutch)
          • weer (Afrikaans)
  • *wiþr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wiþer (Old English)
      • wither (Middle English)
        • wither (English)
        • wither, quither (Scots)
  • *wiþr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wither (Old Frisian)
      • wieder, wier (Saterland Frisian)
      • wider, weer (West Frisian)
  • *wiþr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • widar (Old High German)
      • wider (Middle High German)
        • wider, wieder (German)
        • witter (Hunsrik)
  • *wiþr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • withar (Old Saxon)
      • weder, wedder (Middle Low German)
        • wedder, wieder (Low German)
  • við (Old Norse)
    • ved (Danish)
    • wið (Elfdalian)
    • við, viður (Faroese)
    • við, viður (Icelandic)
    • ved (Norwegian)
    • ved, vid (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • wiþr, wiþ (Old Gutnish)
  • við (Old Norse)
    • with (Old Danish)
      • ved (Danish)
        • ved (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • viðr (Old Norse)
    • ved (Danish)
    • wið (Elfdalian)
    • við, viður (Faroese)
    • við, viður (Icelandic)
    • ved (Norwegian)
    • ved, vid (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • wiþr, wiþ (Old Gutnish)
  • viðr (Old Norse)
    • with (Old Danish)
      • ved (Danish)
        • ved (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 (wiþra) (Gothic)

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