Where does “tegenspreekbaar” come from?
tegenspreekbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch tegenspreken, 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;...
tegenspreekbaar (Dutch): contradictable
Definitions
- contradictable
Ancestry of “tegenspreekbaar”, step by step
tegenspreekbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tegenspreken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tegenspreken | to contradict |
| 2 | Dutch | tegen | against; to, towards |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tegen | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | te | at, in; to, towards; at, during |
| 5 | Old Dutch | te | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ta | to |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |