English

Prefix

to-

1. (no longer productive outside dialects) Prefix meaning "apart", "away", "asunder", "in pieces", or expressing separation, negation, or intensity^[1].

Derived terms

Related terms

• all to

Etymology 2

From Middle English to ‎(“to”), from Old English tō ‎(“to”). More at to.

Prefix

to-

1. (rare, dialectal or no longer productive) to, toward, at, or on (this).

   today

   tomorrow

   tonight

   together

Derived terms

• to-be
• to-bread
• to-come
• to-do
• tofore
• toyear

References

1. ↑ Whitney, The Century dictionary and cyclopedia, to-

See also

Old English

Alternative forms

• te-, ti-

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twiz-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwis-. Cognate with Old Frisian ti-, te-, Old Saxon te-, Old High German zi-, zir-, zar-, zur- (German zer-), Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐍃- ‎(dis-), and with Latin dis-.

Prefix

tō-

1. (as unstressed te-, ti- or stressed tō-) forming (mainly) verbs from verbs, with a sense of ‘in pieces, apart, asunder’, or with intensive force

   tefeallan, tōfeallan ‎(“to fall apart”)

   titwǣman, tōtwǣman ‎(“to separate”)

   tetorfian, tōtorfian ‎(“to toss about”)

2. (stressed prefix) used to form substantives from other nouns

   tōtalu ‎(“reputation”)

   tōsprǣċ ‎(“conversation”)

Usage notes

• The prefix has two basic forms: stressed (tō-) and unstressed (te-, ti-). Originally, the unstressed formed verbs, and the stressed formed other derivatives (nouns, adverbs, etc). This distinction was blurred in later Old English where the stressed form came to be used for both

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• do- (pretonic form)

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tu-.

Prefix

to- ‎(pretonic do-)

1. to, towards

Derived terms

Related terms

• do

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tō, *ta ‎(“to”), from Proto-Indo-European *de, *do ‎(“to”). A same use of this preposition as a prefix for verbs is found in Old English (to- ‎(“to”)), Old High German (zuo- ‎(“to”)), Dutch (toe- ‎(“to”)), German (zu- ‎(“to”)) and modern English (particle "to" in "kneel to")

Prefix

to-

1. Creates words with a sense of ‘towards, to, against’

   tōdōn ‎(“to add; to close”)

   tōheftian ‎(“to fix”)

   tōhlinon ‎(“to lean against”)

   tōhnēgian ‎(“to neigh towards”)

   tōrūnon ‎(“to whisper”)

   tōsprekan ‎(“to speak with, discuss, talk to”)

   tōstōtan ‎(“to push, thrust”)

   tōward ‎(“future”)

   tōwardes ‎(“near”)

   tōwardig ‎(“near”)

   tōwendian ‎(“to turn towards”)

Derived terms