Where does “dagegen” come from?

dagegen (German) comes from German dā, from Middle High German dā, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

dagegen (German): against it, against that

Definitions

  1. against it, against that

Ancestry of “dagegen”, step by step

dagegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandāthere
2Middle High Germandā—
3Old High Germandārthere
4Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
5Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via German gegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangegenagainst
2Middle High Germangegenagainst
3Old High Germangaganagainst
4Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →