An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/zuwider

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
zuwider
Friedrich Kluge2508809An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — zuwider1891John Francis Davis

zuwider, adj. (orig. adv.), ‘importunate,’ ModHG. only; implying MidHG. *ze wider, formed in a similar way to ModHG. zugegen (MidHG. zegęgene), lit. ‘against’; see wider.