to, against, Irish re, Old Irish ri, fri, in composition frith-, fris-, fre-, Welsh gwrth, wrth, versus, contra, re-, Cornish orth, Breton ouz; *vr$$.ti, root vert, turn; Latin versus, against, to, verto, turn; English -wards, etc.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language.
Alexander Gairm Publications.
1982.