witherward

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wiþrawardaz“contrary, adverse, in opposition”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wiþraward
3. Old English · inherited fromwiþerweard“contrary, adverse, hostile”
4. Middle English · inherited fromwitherward
5. English todaywitherward

From Middle English witherward, from Old English wiþerweard (“contrary, adverse, hostile”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþraward, from Proto-Germanic *wiþrawardaz (“contrary, adverse, in opposition”); equivalent to wither (“against”) + -ward. Cognate with Old High German widarwart (“witherward”), German widerwärtig (“adverse, repulsive”), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (wiþrawairþs, “witherward”).