wither-

Forms of wither-

Origin of wither-

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.

Words formed from wither-

• witherband
• witherblench
• withercraft
• witherlaw
• witherling
• withernam
• withersake
• withershins
• witherward
• witherweight
• witherwin
• witherwrung

Questions about wither-

What does wither- mean?

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

What part of speech is wither-?

Wither- is a prefix.