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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþi-

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 Proto-Germanic *wiþi-. Cognate with Old Norse við-.

Prefix

*wiþi-

  1. counter-, anti-, gain-, with-

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms prefixed with *wiþi-

Descendants

  • Old English: wiþ-
    • Middle English: wid-, vid-, vith-, with-
  • Old Frisian: with-
  • Old Saxon: with-
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