Where does “intō” come from?
intō (Old English) comes from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
intō (Old English): into
Ancestry of “intō”, step by step
intō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
via Old English tō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | tō | at, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
Words derived from “intō”