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Where does “tō niht” come from?

tō niht (Old English) comes from Old English tō, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Ancestry of “tō niht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtōat, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into
2Proto-West Germanic*tō—
3Proto-Germanictōto
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “tō niht”

  • tonight
  • tonite
  • to niȝt
  • tonyght
  • tonight
  • to niht
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