Where does “alomtegenwoordig” come from?
alomtegenwoordig (Dutch) comes from Dutch tegenwoordig, 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;...
alomtegenwoordig (Dutch): omnipresent, ubiquitous
Definitions
- omnipresent, ubiquitous
Ancestry of “alomtegenwoordig”, step by step
alomtegenwoordig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tegenwoordig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tegenwoordig | present, current; nowadays, presently |
| 2 | Dutch | tegen | against; to, towards |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tegen | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | te | at, in; to, towards; at, during |
| 5 | Old Dutch | te | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ta | to |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |