Where does “til” come from?

til (Icelandic) comes 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.

til (Icelandic): to, towards

Definitions

  1. to, towards

Ancestry of “til”, step by step

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

Words derived from “til”

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