Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþrasakō

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 *wiþr (“against”) +‎ *sakō, derived form *sakan (“to quarrel, to argue, to debate”).

Noun

*wiþrasakō m

opponent, adversary, fiend

Inflection

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

Descendants

Old English: wiþersaca, wiðersaca
- Middle English: withersake
  - 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
  - German: Widersacher (with the "-r" from -er)