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English word origin

Etymology of togo

From Middle English togon, from Old English tōgān (“to go apart”), from Proto-Germanic *tōgāną (“to go apart”), equivalent to to- + go. Cognate with German zergehen. Compare Old English tōgangan (“to go away, pass away”)

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Unnumbered source etymology

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verb

To go different ways; go asunder; diverge; split; part; differ. · To scatter.

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From Middle English togon, from Old English tōgān (“to go apart”), from Proto-Germanic *tōgāną (“to go apart”), equivalent to to- + go. Cognate with German zergehen. Compare Old English tōgangan (“to go away, pass away”), Old Saxon tegangan.

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  • Inherited-form mentiontogonenm
  • Inherited-form mentiontōgānang · to go apart
  • Inherited-form mention*tōgānągem-pro · to go apart
  • Word-formation componentto-en
  • Word-formation componentgoen
  • Cognate mentionzergehende
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