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Where does “tegenwerpen” come from?

tegenwerpen (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;...

tegenwerpen (Dutch): to object, to state to the contrary

Definitions

  1. to object, to state to the contrary

Ancestry of “tegenwerpen”, step by step

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;...

Words derived from “tegenwerpen”

  • tegenwerping
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