Where does “tjegen” come from?

tjegen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch te jegen, from Old Dutch gegin, from Proto-Germanic gagin — towards, in the direction of; against.

Ancestry of “tjegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchte jegen—
2Old Dutchgegin—
3Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against
Every word from Proto-Germanic gagin →Every word from Old Dutch gegin →Every word from Middle Dutch te jegen →