unto

Betekenis (Engels)

Prep

1. (archaic, poetic) Up to; indicates a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it.
2. (archaic, poetic) To; indicates an indirect object.
3. (archaic, poetic) Down to the last; encompassing even every.

Conj

Up to the time or degree that; until.

Concepten

tot

naar

Synoniemen

to

toward

towards

upon

over

on

🔛

for

until

into

near

till

about

in the direction of

about to

above

at

concerning

direction

high up

in

Vertalingen

zu

μέχρι

a

hacia

vers

fino a

ως

-wärts

in Richtung

cap

πρός

εις

προς

jusqu'à

για

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈʌntʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: unto

Overgenomen van Oudengels: *untō

Verwant aan Old Frisian: ont to

Verwant aan Saterfries: antou

Verwant aan Old Frisian: und

Verwant aan Old Frisian: til

Verwant aan Old Saxon: untō

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: unze

Verwant aan Oudnoors: und

Verwant aan Gothisch: 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴

In summary

Inherited from Middle English unto, from Old English *untō, *und tō, equivalent to un- (“against; toward; up to”) + to. Cognate with Old Frisian ont to ("until"; > Saterland Frisian antou (“until”)) (cf. Old Frisian und (“up to; till”), Old Frisian til (“till; to”)), Old Saxon untō, untuo (“until”), Old High German unze, unzi, unza (“until”), Old Norse und (“as far as; up to”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 (untē, “until; as long as”).