witherwin

The story

1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wiþrawinnō
2. Old English · inherited fromwiþerwinna“opponent, rival, adversary, enemy”
3. Middle English · inherited fromwiþerwine
4. English todaywitherwin

From Middle English wiþerwine, witherwin, from Old English wiþerwinna (“opponent, rival, adversary, enemy”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþrawinnō, equivalent to wither- (“against”) + win (“to struggle”). Cognate with Old High German widarwinno, Middle High German widerwinne.