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1. Proto-Indo-European*de
2. Proto-Indo-European*doh₁
3. Proto-Germanic*tō
4. Proto-West Germanictō
5. Proto-Indo-European*gʰedʰ-
6. Proto-Germanic*gadar
7. Proto-West Germanicgadura
8. Proto-West Germanic*tōgadura
9. Old Englishtōgædere
10. Middle Englishtogedere
11. English todaytogether

From Late Middle English together, from earlier togedere, togadere, from Old English tōgædere (“together”), from Proto-West Germanic *tōgadura, *tegadura, from Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”) + *gadar (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, keep”), equivalent to to-₂ + gather. Cognate with Scots thegither (“together”), Old Frisian togadera (whence West Frisian togearre (“together”)), Dutch tegader (“together”), Middle Low German tōgāder (“together”), Middle High German zegater (“together”). Compare also Old English ætgædere (“together”), Old English ġeador (“together”). More at gather.

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