Where does “togon” come from?

togon (Middle English) comes from Old English tōgān, 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 “togon”, step by step

togon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tōgān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtōgānto go apart
2Old Englishtō-apart; to
3Old Englishte-Alternative form of tō-; apart, asunder; apart,...
4Proto-Germanictwiz-in two, in twain; asunder, in pieces; apart,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwis-two-ways, in twain; twice, in two

via Proto-Germanic tugōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictugōnąto pull, tow
2Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “togon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwis- →Every word from Old English tō- →Every word from Old English tōgān →