Where does “tegen-” come from?

tegen- (Dutch) 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;...

tegen- (Dutch): counter-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API...

Definitions

  1. counter-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API...

Ancestry of “tegen-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtegenagainst; to, towards
2Middle Dutchtegen
3Middle Dutchteat, in; to, towards; at, during
4Old Dutchte
5Proto-Germanictato
6Proto-Germanicto
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “tegen-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European de
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