toe English · revision 13156

− It is Middle English to, [[inh|ang|tā|t=toe]], plural tān,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) a contraction of *tāhe (Mercian tāhæ),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from Proto-Germanic *taihwō(n),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of Old Norse tá, Middle Dutch tee (Dutch teen) and Old High German zēha (German [[m|de|Zehe]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) Its further origin is unknown,^(Hoad 1986) and Etymonline does not connect it with Latin digitus or Greek daktylos,^(Etymonline) although Merriam-Webster gives digitus as akin.^(MWU 2024) In early Germanic it may have applied to fingers as well.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)