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Where does “ta” come from?

ta (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic taihā, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

ta (Old English): toe

Definitions

  1. toe

Ancestry of “ta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictaihātoe
2Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
3Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “ta”

  • too
  • onto
  • toe
  • toes
  • tiptoe
  • toed
  • whereto
  • tiptoeing
  • toenail
  • toehold
  • to've
  • thitherto
  • toeless
  • hammertoe
  • pettitoes
  • toey
  • toecap
  • toeboard
  • pussytoes
  • toerag
  • toebox
  • toesies
  • atiptoe
  • toeprint
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