Where does “tegenstrever” come from?
tegenstrever (Dutch) comes from Dutch tegenstreven, 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;...
tegenstrever (Dutch): opponent
Ancestry of “tegenstrever”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | tegenstreven | to oppose, to counteract; to go to/toward |
| 2 | Dutch | tegen | against; to, towards |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tegen | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | te | at, in; to, towards; at, during |
| 5 | Old Dutch | te | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ta | to |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |