Where does “tegenzeggen” come from?

tegenzeggen (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeggen, from Middle Dutch seggen, from Old Dutch seggen, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

tegenzeggen (Dutch): to refute, contradict, dispute

Definitions

  1. to refute, contradict, dispute

Ancestry of “tegenzeggen”, step by step

tegenzeggen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zeggen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeggento say, tell
2Middle Dutchseggento say; to tell, to make known; to tell, to...
3Old Dutchseggento say
4Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
5Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

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;...

Words derived from “tegenzeggen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →
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