Where does “teen” come from?

teen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch tegen, from Middle Dutch tegen, from Middle Dutch te, from Old Dutch te, from Proto-Germanic ta, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

teen (Afrikaans): against

Definitions

  1. against

Ancestry of “teen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtegenagainst; to, towards
2Middle Dutchtegen—
3Middle Dutchteat, in; to, towards; at, during
4Old Dutchte—
5Proto-Germanictato
6Proto-Germanictōto
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-Germanic ta →