English

go-to

A univerbation of go + to.

A compound of go + to

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- ‘to leave’

Proto-Germanic *gāną ‘to go’

Proto-West Germanic *gān ‘to go’

Old English gān ‘to go’

Middle English gon

English go

Proto-Indo-European *de ‘to’

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Proto-Germanic *tō

Proto-West Germanic *tō

Old English tō ‘to’

Middle English to

English to

Today it means

adj Desired; desirable; of choice.

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