Where does “tegenhanger” come from?

tegenhanger (Dutch) comes from Dutch hanger, from Dutch hangen, from Middle Dutch hangen, from Middle Dutch haen, from Old Dutch hān, from Old Saxon hāhan, from Proto-Germanic hanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

tegenhanger (Dutch): counterpart

Definitions

  1. counterpart

Ancestry of “tegenhanger”, step by step

tegenhanger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hanger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhangerhanger; jewel that hangs
2Dutchhangento hang
3Middle Dutchhangento hang; to hang, to be hanging; to be hanged
4Middle Dutchhaen—
5Old Dutchhānto hang
6Old Saxonhāhanto hang
7Proto-Germanichanhanąto hang
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

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;...
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