Where does “tog” come from?

tog (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch toch, from Middle Dutch toch, from Dutch doch, from Middle Dutch doch, from Old Dutch thoh, from Proto-West Germanic þauh, from Proto-Germanic þauh, from Proto-Germanic -hw — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

tog (Afrikaans): expedition, journey

Definitions

  1. expedition, journey

Ancestry of “tog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtochstill, nevertheless, anyway; after all, despite...
2Middle Dutchtoch
3Dutchdochyet, but, still, on the contrary, no, yes; but...
4Middle Dutchdoch
5Old Dutchthoh
6Proto-West Germanicþauhnevertheless, though
7Proto-Germanicþauhnevertheless, though
8Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
9Proto-Germanic-hwe
10Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic þauh
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