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
- to object, to state to the contrary
Ancestry of “tegenwerpen”, step by step
tegenwerpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tegen | against; to, towards |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tegen | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | te | at, in; to, towards; at, during |
| 4 | Old Dutch | te | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ta | to |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Dutch werpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | werpen | to throw; to give birth |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | werpen | to throw; to cast off, to lose; to give birth |
| 3 | Old Dutch | werpan | to throw, to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |