teen
Afrikaans
/tɪən/
preposition
Definitions
- against
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish tegen (against, counter-, counter, opposite, contra-, anti) inherited from Middle Dutch tegen derived from Old Dutch gegin derived from Proto-Germanic *gagin (towards, against, in return, back).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gagin
Gloss
towards, against, in return, back
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
後, 背
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gegen- German
- tegen Dutch, Flemish
- tegenaanval Dutch, Flemish
- tegenbegroting Dutch, Flemish
- tegenbericht Dutch, Flemish
- tegencoup Dutch, Flemish
- tegencultuur Dutch, Flemish
- tegendeel Dutch, Flemish
- tegendemonstrant Dutch, Flemish
- tegengaan Dutch, Flemish
- tegengif Dutch, Flemish
- tegengift Dutch, Flemish
- tegenhanger Dutch, Flemish
- tegenhouden Dutch, Flemish
- tegenkomen Dutch, Flemish
- tegenligger Dutch, Flemish
- tegenmijn Dutch, Flemish
- tegenmijnen Dutch, Flemish
- tegenoffensief Dutch, Flemish
- tegenpartij Dutch, Flemish
- tegenpaus Dutch, Flemish
- tegenploeg Dutch, Flemish
- tegenslag Dutch, Flemish
- tegenspartelen Dutch, Flemish
- tegenspeler Dutch, Flemish
- tegenspoed Dutch, Flemish
- tegenspraak Dutch, Flemish
- tegenspreken Dutch, Flemish
- tegenstaan Dutch, Flemish
- tegenstaatsgreep Dutch, Flemish
- tegenstelling Dutch, Flemish
- tegenstreven Dutch, Flemish
- tegenvallen Dutch, Flemish
- tegenvoeter Dutch, Flemish
- tegenvuur Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwerken Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwerpen Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwicht Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwind Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwoordig Dutch, Flemish
- tegenzin Dutch, Flemish
- tegenzitten Dutch, Flemish
- *gagin Proto-Germanic
- *gagną Proto-Germanic
- gegn Old English
- gegn- Old English
- geġn- Old English
- gægn Old English
- gegn Old Norse
- gegnum Old Norse
- jegen Middle Dutch
- tegen Middle Dutch
- gagan Old High German
- gegin Old Dutch
- gegin- Old Saxon