Where does “Gegenpol” come from?

Gegenpol (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.

Gegenpol (German): antipole

Definitions

  1. antipole

Ancestry of “Gegenpol”, step by step

Gegenpol 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 pol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpolpole
2Latinpoluspole
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Germanic gagin →