English
toe
Toe comes from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to show’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*taihwǭreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*taihāreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tā
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500to
- Englishearliest quotation 1927toe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to show’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*taihwǭreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*taihāreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tā
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500to
- Englishearliest quotation 1927toe
Earliest quotation: 1927, Nordahl Grieg, The Ship Sails On: “Here's ten shillings for you, but I'm going to…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show’
teach, index, indicate, predict, indication, dictionary, digit, addict, indicator, paradigm, dictate, indicative, syndicate, contradiction, token, dictator, contradict, ditto, predicate, diction, ditty, dictum, interdict, syndicalism, dict, tache, indicia, 44 more
through Middle English to
Today it means
noun Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- / toe