Etymograph

English

onto

From on + to, after into.

Formed from on + to

Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- ‘on’

Proto-Germanic *an ‘on’

Proto-West Germanic *ana

Old English on ‘on’

Middle English on ‘on’

English on

Proto-Indo-European *de ‘to’

…

Proto-Germanic *tō

Proto-West Germanic *tō

Old English tō ‘to’

Middle English to

English to

Today it means

prep Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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