Where does “tegengaan” come from?
tegengaan (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;...
tegengaan (Dutch): to counteract
Ancestry of “tegengaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | tegen | against; to, towards |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tegen | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | te | at, in; to, towards; at, during |
| 4 | Old Dutch | te | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ta | to |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |