Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþr

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *wiþrą.

Preposition

*wiþr

toward, against [+accusative]

Descendants

Old English: wiþer-
- Middle English: wither
  - English: wither, wither-
Old Frisian: wither
- Saterland Frisian: wier-
- West Frisian: wer-, wjer-
Old Saxon: withar
- Middle Low German: weder, wedder
  - Low German: wedder
Old Dutch: wither
- Middle Dutch: wēder, wēer
  - Dutch: weder
Old High German: widar
- Middle High German: wider
  - German: wider; wieder
  - Hunsrik: witter