te

Middle Dutch

/tə/

preposition
Definitions
  • at, in a place
  • to, towards
  • at, during a time
  • for the purpose of
  • in accordance with
  • with, from a means, such as language
  • (with gerund) to, for

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch te inherited from Proto-Germanic *ta (totowards, to).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*ta

Gloss

totowards, to

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • te Dutch, Flemish
  • tezamen Dutch, Flemish
  • *do Proto-Indo-European
  • *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European
  • *ta Proto-Germanic
  • te Old English
  • samen Middle Dutch
  • tesamen Middle Dutch
  • za Old High German
  • zi Old High German
  • zuo Middle High German
  • te Old Dutch
  • zo Cimbrian