Etymology

thither

thi·ther
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Today it means: To that place. Full definition →

Middle English thider ← Old English þider ← Proto-Germanic *þadrê
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*þadrê
  2. Old English · inherited fromþider
  3. Middle English · inherited fromthider
  4. English todaythither

From Middle English thider, from Old English þider, an alteration (probably by analogy with hider (“hither”)) of earlier þæder (“to there”), from Proto-Germanic *þadrê.

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