Where does “til” come from?
Til comes from Middle English til, from Old English til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Indo-European ád, ultimately from the root deh₂-i-.
til (English): until, till; ~ to: as far as; down to; up to,...
Definitions
- until, till; ~ to: as far as; down to; up to,...
Ancestry of “til”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | til | until, till; as far as; down to; up to, until |
| 2 | Old Norse | til | to, towards |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | til | to, towards; to, toward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tilą | planned point in time |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |