Where does “tegen” come from?

tegen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch te, from Old Dutch te, from Proto-Germanic ta, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Ancestry of “tegen”, step by step

tegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch te

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchteat, in; to, towards; at, during
2Old Dutchte—
3Proto-Germanictato
4Proto-Germanictōto
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Old Dutch gegin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgegin—
2Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against

Words derived from “tegen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →