wider

(Îngilîzî)

against

Pircarînî

C2
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈviːdər/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþr, from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against, toward”). The same word as wieder (“again”) with artificial orthographic distinction. Hence cognate with Dutch weer, English wither.

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