Where does “tegenstreven” come from?

tegenstreven (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;...

tegenstreven (Dutch): to oppose, to counteract; to go to/toward

Definitions

  1. to oppose, to counteract; to go to/toward

Ancestry of “tegenstreven”, step by step

tegenstreven 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 streven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrevento strive; to study hard; to move
2Middle Dutchstrēvento strive
3Old Dutchstrivonto strive
4Proto-Germanicstribōną—

Words derived from “tegenstreven”

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