Etymology

unto

un·to
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Today it means: Up to the time or degree that; until. Full definition →

Middle English unto ← Old English *untō
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  1. Old English · inherited from*untō
  2. Middle English · inherited fromunto
  3. English todayunto

Inherited from Middle English unto, from Old English *untō, *und tō, equivalent to un- (“against; toward; up to”) + to. Cognate with Old Frisian ont to ("until"; > Saterland Frisian antou (“until”)) (cf. Old Frisian und (“up to; till”), Old Frisian til (“till; to”)), Old Saxon untō, untuo (“until”), Old High German unze, unzi, unza (“until”), Old Norse und (“as far as; up to”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 (untē, “until; as long as”).

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