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, a shortened form of Proto-Germanic *wiþrą. Cognate with Old Norse við.

Preposition

*wiþi

1. toward, against [with accusative]

Derived terms

• *wiþi-

Related terms

• *wiþr
• *wiþra-

Descendants

• Old English: wiþ
  • Middle English: wiþ, with
    • English: with, wi
    • Geordie English: wi, wiv
    • Scots: wi
    • Yola: wee, wie, wi, wi', w', wough
• Old Frisian: withe, with
• Old Saxon: with
• Old High German: wid