Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþrasakō

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 *wiþrasakan (“to quarrel, argue”) (whence Old English wiþsacan) +‎ *-ō, from *wiþra- (“toward”) +‎ *sakan (“to quarrel, argue”).

Noun

*wiþrasakō m

1. opponent, adversary, fiend

   Synonym: *andasakō

Inflection

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

Descendants

• Old English: wiþersaca, wiðersaca — edh spelling
  • 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)