Where does “tegendraads” come from?

tegendraads (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;...

tegendraads (Dutch): contrarian

Definitions

  1. contrarian

Ancestry of “tegendraads”, step by step

tegendraads traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tegen

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;...

via Dutch draad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdraadthread; wire; screw thread
2Middle Dutchdrâetthread
3Old Dutchthrād—
4Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-Germanic ta →