to

to · particle, conjunction, preposition, adverb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*de
2. Proto-Indo-European*doh₁
3. Proto-Germanic*tō
4. Proto-West Germanic*tō
5. Old Englishtō
6. Middle Englishto
7. English todayto

From Middle English to, from Old English tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō ~ *ta, from Proto-Indo-European *de ~ *do (“to”). Cognate with Scots tae, to (“to”), North Frisian to, tö, tu (“to”), Saterland Frisian tou (“to”), Low German to (“to”), Dutch toe, te (“to”), German zu (“to”), West Frisian ta (“to”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian ndaj (“towards”), Irish do (“to, for”), Breton da (“to, for”), Welsh i (“to, for”), Russian до (do, “to”). Doublet of too.

to · particle²

1. Hindi · borrowed fromतो
2. Hindi · borrowed fromतो
3. English todayto

Borrowed from Hindi तो (to).

To · proper noun³

Borrowed from Cantonese 杜 (dou6), 陶 (tou4), 塗／涂 (tou4), 屠 (tou4), etc.

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