Where does “tonite” come from?
tonite (English) comes from English tonight, from Middle English tonyght, from Old English tō niht, from Old English tō, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
tonite (English): Alternative spelling of tonight; An explosive...
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of tonight; An explosive...
Ancestry of “tonite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tonight | During the night following the current day; Last... |
| 2 | Middle English | tonyght | On the currently occurring night; On the night... |
| 3 | Old English | tō niht | — |
| 4 | Old English | tō | at, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |