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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/

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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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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*tō

  1. (with accusative) to
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Descendants

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References

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