wider

Concepts

against

contrary to

for

in regard to

per

counter-

Synonyms

gegen

gegenüber

an

🔛

anti

vs.

dagegen

versus

kontra

entgegen

im Gegensatz zu

advers

angesichts

für

Hindernis

Schwierigkeit

vor

zu

contra

im Vergleich mit

Translations

contre

contra

contro

jegens

met

tegen

tegenaan

versus

tegenover

karşı

malgré

aleyhinde

contra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈviːdər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: wider

Inherited from Old High German: widar

Cognate with Dutch: weer

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.