Where does “tegenspreken” come from?

tegenspreken (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;...

tegenspreken (Dutch): to contradict

Definitions

to contradict

Ancestry of “tegenspreken”, step by step

tegenspreken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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;...

via Dutch spreken

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	spreken	to speak
2	Middle Dutch	sprēken	to speak, to say
3	Old Saxon	sprekan	to speak
4	Proto-West Germanic	*sprekan	to speak
5	Proto-Germanic	sprekaną	to speak, to make a noise
6	Proto-Indo-European	spreg-	to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

Words derived from “tegenspreken”

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