Where does “tegenpool” come from?

tegenpool (Dutch) comes from Dutch Pool, from Middle Dutch pool, from Old French poil, from Latin pēnsilis, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.

tegenpool (Dutch): polar opposite

Definitions

  1. polar opposite

Ancestry of “tegenpool”, step by step

tegenpool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Pool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchPoolA Pole
2Middle Dutchpool—
3Old Frenchpoilhair
4Latinpēnsilishanging (down), pendant, pensile
5Latinpendēre—
6Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
7Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
8Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →