wither-
English
prefix
Definitions
- (now) Prefix meaning: "against", "in opposition to"; "in return"; "counter-"; "contrary (to)"; "in the opposite direction (of or to)"; "backwards".
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wither- inherited from Old English wiþer- (against, again) derived from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (against, toward) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wī-tero- (further apart).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wī-tero-
Gloss
further apart
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Widerwille German
- Widerwillen German
- dawider German
- erwidern German
- wider German
- widerspiegeln German
- alweer Dutch, Flemish
- borstweer Dutch, Flemish
- brandweer Dutch, Flemish
- grensweer Dutch, Flemish
- hondenweer Dutch, Flemish
- kwakkelweer Dutch, Flemish
- landweer Dutch, Flemish
- noodweer Dutch, Flemish
- onweer Dutch, Flemish
- pokkenweer Dutch, Flemish
- strandweer Dutch, Flemish
- vriesweer Dutch, Flemish
- weer Dutch, Flemish
- weeral Dutch, Flemish
- weerbeer Dutch, Flemish
- weerbericht Dutch, Flemish
- weerbestendig Dutch, Flemish
- weerbom Dutch, Flemish
- weergeld Dutch, Flemish
- weergeven Dutch, Flemish
- weerglans Dutch, Flemish
- weerhaak Dutch, Flemish
- weerhaan Dutch, Flemish
- weerjaguar Dutch, Flemish
- weerkaart Dutch, Flemish
- weerklank Dutch, Flemish
- weerkunde Dutch, Flemish
- weerloos Dutch, Flemish
- weerman Dutch, Flemish
- weerpluim Dutch, Flemish
- weersomstandigheid Dutch, Flemish
- weerssituatie Dutch, Flemish
- weerstation Dutch, Flemish
- weersverwachting Dutch, Flemish
- weersvoorspelling Dutch, Flemish
- weervast Dutch, Flemish
- weervrouw Dutch, Flemish
- weerwolf Dutch, Flemish
- *wi-tero- Proto-Indo-European
- *wī-tero- Proto-Indo-European
- *wiþ Proto-Germanic
- *wiþra Proto-Germanic
- *wiþrą Proto-Germanic
- wiþer- Old English
- wither- Middle English
- við Old Norse
- widar Old High German
- brandweer Afrikaans
- wider Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 Gothic