English

to-night

Dated spelling of tonight.

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    Origin

    From to- + night.

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    Lineage

    • prefixEnglishto- “Parting: forming verbs that involve cleaving, breaking, or sundering.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishto-
        • inheritedOld Englishtō-
      • derivedEnglishto “A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.”
        • inheritedMiddle Englishto
        • borrowedHindiतो
    • partEnglishnight “The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishnyght
        • inheritedOld Englishniht

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