Where does “בניגוד ל־” come from?

בניגוד ל־ (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew לְ־, from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ.

בניגוד ל־ (Hebrew): Contrary to; despite; against

Definitions

  1. Contrary to; despite; against

Ancestry of “בניגוד ל־”, step by step

בניגוד ל־ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew לְ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלְ־to, for; to, for, of
2Hebrewהָאָרֶץ—

via Hebrew בְּ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבְּ־with; in, with
Every word from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ →Every word from Hebrew לְ־ →