Where does “tegenstand” come from?

tegenstand (Dutch) comes from Dutch tegenstaan, 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;...

tegenstand (Dutch): opposition

Definitions

  1. opposition

Ancestry of “tegenstand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtegenstaanto resist, to oppose
2Dutchtegenagainst; to, towards
3Middle Dutchtegen—
4Middle Dutchteat, in; to, towards; at, during
5Old Dutchte—
6Proto-Germanictato
7Proto-Germanictōto
8Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
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