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wither-

prefix

Etymology

From Middle English wither-, from Old English wiþer- (“again, against”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþra-, from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against, toward”), from Proto-Indo-European *wī-tero- (“further apart”), *wī- (“separate, alone”). Cognate with Low German wedder (“against”), Dutch weer (“again, back”), German wider (“against, contrary to”), wieder (“again”). More at with.

  1. derived from *wī-tero-✻
  2. derived from *wiþrą✻ — “against, toward”
  3. inherited from *wiþra-✻
  4. inherited from wiþer- — “again, against”
  5. inherited from wither-

Definitions

  1. Against, in opposition to

    Against, in opposition to; in return; counter-; contrary (to); in the opposite direction (of or to); backwards.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA