An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Antwort

by Friedrich Kluge

Antwort, f., from the equiv. MidHG. antwurt, f., OHG. atwurti, f., ‘answer,’ beside which there is a neut. form MidHG. antwürte, OHG. antwurti, Goth. ándawaurdi; lit. ‘counter-words’ (collective). Comp. ant-; also, AS. andswaru, E. answer, under schwören.