Where does “tō” come from?
tō (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
tō (Old English): at, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into
Definitions
- at, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into
Ancestry of “tō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |