Where does “hidtil” come from?

hidtil (Danish) comes from Danish til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

hidtil (Danish): So far, hitherto

Definitions

  1. So far, hitherto

Ancestry of “hidtil”, step by step

hidtil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtilto, towards; towards; to, until
2Old Norsetilto, towards
3Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
4Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Danish hid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhidhither, to here, towards this place
2Albanianhidhnettle
3Old Norsehít—
4Proto-Germanichitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →