desto

Meaning

1. the (forming the parallel comparative with je)
2. (informal,proscribed) used instead of je in the je ... desto construction

Concepts

all

all the

so much

Synonyms

um so

umso

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛstoː/

Etymology

From Old High German des diu, where des and diu are the genitive and instrumental case forms of Old High German daz n (“the; that, it”) respectively. Compare Dutch des te and English the ... the. Etymologically equivalent to des + die.