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Where does “vertegenwoordiging” come from?

vertegenwoordiging (Dutch) comes from Dutch vertegenwoordigen, from Dutch tegenwoordig, from Dutch tegen, from Middle Dutch tegen, from Middle Dutch te, from Old Dutch te, from Proto-Germanic ta, from Proto-Germanic tō — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

vertegenwoordiging (Dutch): representation

Definitions

  1. representation

Ancestry of “vertegenwoordiging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvertegenwoordigento represent
2Dutchtegenwoordigpresent, current; nowadays, presently
3Dutchtegenagainst; to, towards
4Middle Dutchtegen—
5Middle Dutchteat, in; to, towards; at, during
6Old Dutchte—
7Proto-Germanictato
8Proto-Germanictōto
9Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “vertegenwoordiging”

  • volksvertegenwoordiging
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