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

  1. until, till; ~ to: as far as; down to; up to,...

Ancestry of “til”, step by step

til traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtiluntil, till; as far as; down to; up 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 Hindi तिल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतिलsesame (Sesamum indicum), benniseed, gingelly
2SanskritतिलSesamum indicum (its blossom is compared to the nose), sesame seed (much used in cookery; supposed to have originated from Vishnu's sweat-drops)
3Mundamun—

Words derived from “til”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →