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

polar opposite

Ancestry of “tegenpool”, step by step

tegenpool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Pool

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	Pool	A Pole
2	Middle Dutch	pool	—
3	Old French	poil	hair
4	Latin	pēnsilis	hanging (down), pendant, pensile
5	Latin	pendēre	—
6	Latin	pendō	to weigh, weigh out
7	Proto-Italic	pendō	hang, put in a hanging position
8	Proto-Indo-European	(s)péndeti	—
9	Proto-Indo-European	(s)pend-	to stretch

via Dutch tegen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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;...

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