Where does “Gegenbeispiel” come from?

Gegenbeispiel (German) comes from German gegen, from Middle High German gegen, from Old High German gagan, from Proto-Germanic gagin — towards, in the direction of; against.

Gegenbeispiel (German): counterexample

Definitions

  1. counterexample

Ancestry of “Gegenbeispiel”, step by step

Gegenbeispiel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangegenagainst
2Middle High Germangegenagainst
3Old High Germangaganagainst
4Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against

via German Beispiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeispielexample
2Old High Germanbīspelproverb", "example
3Proto-Germanicspelląnews, message; tale, story
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
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