Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *doh₁ (“to”), instrumental singular of *de (“to, towards”). Cognate with Russian до (do, “to”), Latvian da (“until, to”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔː/

Preposition

*tō

  1. (with accusative) to

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *tō

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*tō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 408
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