Where does “tegenstelling” come from?

tegenstelling (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;...

tegenstelling (Dutch): opposition, opposite

Definitions

  1. opposition, opposite

Ancestry of “tegenstelling”, step by step

tegenstelling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tegen

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

via Dutch stelling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstellingposition, configuration; thesis, contention;...
2Middle Dutchstellinge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-Germanic ta →