Where does “tegenwoordig” come from?
tegenwoordig (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;...
tegenwoordig (Dutch): present, current; nowadays, presently
Definitions
- present, current; nowadays, presently
Ancestry of “tegenwoordig”, step by step
tegenwoordig 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 worden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | worden | to become; to get; to grow; to turn; Used to form... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | werden | to become; to happen, to occur; to arise, to form |
| 3 | Old Dutch | werthan | to become |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | werþan | to become |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaną | to become; to come to be, to come into existence;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |