English

to-

Parting: forming verbs that involve cleaving, breaking, or sundering.

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    Etymology 1

    From Middle English to-, from Old English tō-, te- (“apart, away”), from Proto-West Germanic *tō-, *tuʀ-, *twiʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *twiz- (“apart, in two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“two-ways, in twain”).

    Etymology 2

    From to.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishto-
      • inheritedOld Englishtō-
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*tō-
          • inheritedProto-Germanic*twiz- “apart, in two”
            • inheritedProto-Indo-European*dwís “in two, apart”
              • derivedProto-Indo-European*dwóh₁ “two”
                • derivedProto-Indo-European*déḱm̥ “ten”
              • derivedProto-Indo-European*trís
              • derived (ultimately)Proto-Indo-European*h₃réǵeti “to be straightening, setting upright”
                • partProto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ- “to straighten”
                • partProto-Indo-European*-eti
              • derived (ultimately)Proto-Indo-European*ser- “to watch over, protect”
    • derivedEnglishto “A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishto
        • inheritedOld Englishtā
        • inheritedOld Englishtō
      • borrowedHindiतो

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