Where does “tegenkoning” come from?

tegenkoning (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;...

tegenkoning (Dutch): antiking, especially in an electoral monarchy

Definitions

  1. antiking, especially in an electoral monarchy

Ancestry of “tegenkoning”, step by step

tegenkoning traces back through 3 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 koning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoningking
2Middle Dutchcōnincking
3Old Dutchcunincking

via German Gegenkönig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGegenkönig—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-Germanic ta →