English
head to toe
Head to toe comes from Middle English (fram) heved to þe ton.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500(fram) heved to þe ton
- Englishearliest quotation 1995head to toe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500(fram) heved to þe ton
- Englishearliest quotation 1995head to toe
Earliest quotation: 1995, Tom Gammill, The Wink: “-we reversed positions so there was no funny business.…”
Every English word from Middle English (fram) heved to þe ton
Today it means
adv Entirely; completely; over one's full body.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English (fram) heved to þe ton / head to toe