Where does “weerlegging” come from?
weerlegging (Dutch) comes from Dutch weerleggen, from Dutch weer-, from Dutch weer, from Dutch weder, from Middle Dutch weder, from Old Dutch wither, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą — apart, asunder; away from, against.
weerlegging (Dutch): refutation
Ancestry of “weerlegging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | weerleggen | to reject, to refute, to belie |
| 2 | Dutch | weer- | again; against, contrary |
| 3 | Dutch | weer | again; back; weather |
| 4 | Dutch | weder | Alternative form of weer; Dated form of weer;... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | weder | against, in opposition to, counter to; contrary... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | wither | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |