Etymology

tother

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Today it means: Other. Most often used after the. Full definition →

Middle English þe toþer
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromþe toþer
  2. English todaytother

From Middle English þe toþer, from the incorrect division of thet other (“the/that other”). Compare Scots tither; English tone. More at that, other.

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