Where does “tegenwicht” come from?

tegenwicht (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;...

tegenwicht (Dutch): counterbalance

Definitions

  1. counterbalance

Ancestry of “tegenwicht”, step by step

tegenwicht 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 wicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwichtliving being, creature; child; girl
2Middle Dutchwicht—
3Old Dutchwihtthing, creature
4Proto-Germanicwihtąthing, creature
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekti-object, thing; thing; cause, sake, thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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