Where does “toe-” come from?

toe- (Middle Dutch) comes from Old English tō-, from Old English te-, from Proto-Germanic twiz-, from Proto-Indo-European dwis- — two-ways, in twain; twice, in two.

Ancestry of “toe-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtō-apart; to
2Old Englishte-Alternative form of tō-; apart, asunder; apart,...
3Proto-Germanictwiz-in two, in twain; asunder, in pieces; apart,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwis-two-ways, in twain; twice, in two

Words derived from “toe-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwis- →