Where does “tegenspeler” come from?
tegenspeler (Dutch) comes from Dutch speler, from Dutch spelen, from Middle Dutch spēlen, from Old Dutch spilon, from Proto-West Germanic spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
tegenspeler (Dutch): counterpart; opponent
Ancestry of “tegenspeler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | speler | a player, someone who plays a game; a player,... |
| 2 | Dutch | spelen | to play |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spēlen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spilon | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |