Etymology

togo

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Today it means: To go different ways; go asunder; diverge; split; part; differ. Full definition →

Middle English togon ← Old English tōgān ← Proto-Germanic *tōgāną
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togo · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*tōgāną“to go apart”
  2. Old English · inherited fromtōgān“to go apart”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtogon
  4. English todaytogo

From Middle English togon, from Old English tōgān (“to go apart”), from Proto-Germanic *tōgāną (“to go apart”), equivalent to to- + go. Cognate with German zergehen. Compare Old English tōgangan (“to go away, pass away”), Old Saxon tegangan.

Togo · proper noun2

  1. Ewe · derived fromto“to pound”
  2. English todayTogo

From Togoville, from Ewe to (“to pound”) + go (“shore”).

Togo · proper noun3

After Japanese admiral Tōgō Heihachirō.

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