Where does “tegenstander” come from?

tegenstander (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;...

tegenstander (Dutch): adversary, opponent

Definitions

  1. adversary, opponent

Ancestry of “tegenstander”, 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-Germanicto
8Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de