An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/entgegen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
entgegen
Friedrich Kluge2506809An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E — entgegen1891John Francis Davis

entgegen, adv., ‘against, in opposition, towards,’ from MidHG. engęgen, OHG. ingęgin, and ingagan, adv. and prep., ‘towards, against’; comp. OSax. angęgin, AS. ongeán, E. again; see gegen. —