Where does “Gegenteil” come from?

Gegenteil (German) comes from German Teil, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

Gegenteil (German): opposite

Definitions

  1. opposite

Ancestry of “Gegenteil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTeilpart, piece; fraction of a whole; thing
2Middle High Germanteil—
3Old High Germanteil—
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “Gegenteil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →