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Where does “thither” come from?

Thither comes from Old English þider, from Proto-Germanic þidr-, ultimately from Proto-Germanic þadrê, a directional form meaning "to that place."

thither (English): To that place; To that point, end, or result; The...

Definitions

  1. To that place; To that point, end, or result; The...

Ancestry of “thither”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthiderthither
2Old Englishþiderthither
3Proto-Germanicþadrê—

Words derived from “thither”

  • thitherward
  • thitherto
  • thitherwards
  • thithermost
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