Where does “tohweorfan” come from?

tohweorfan (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;...

tohweorfan (Old English): to go in different directions; to separate; to...

Definitions

  1. to go in different directions; to separate; to...

Ancestry of “tohweorfan”, step by step

tohweorfan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tō

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

via Old English hweorfan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhweorfanto turn, change; to depart, go, proceed; to...
2Proto-Germanichwerbanąto turn; turn around; to move; move about; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →