til

Danish

/te(l)/

preposition
Definitions
  • to, towards direction or goal of a physical movement
  • towards the way a thing is turned
  • to, until the upper limit
  • for the purpose or the beneficiary
  • into, interested in especially sexually
  • at at a certain point in time, with certain nouns
  • by, by not later than
  • (together) with e.g. accompanying food
  • on, by the mean of transportation

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse til (to, till) derived from Proto-Germanic *tilą (planned point in time, goal).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*tilą

Gloss

planned point in time, goal

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