dazu German · revision 34920

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=863–871, Otfrid}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /daˈtsuː/, /ˈdaːtsuː/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''dazu''' (pronominal adverb; stressed on the second syllable, or on the first for emphasis)^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ ''Darzu'' was the usual form up to the 15th century;^(DWB2|6, 443) ''dazu'' gained ground from the 16th century, outnumbered ''darzu'' in the 18th and has been the only form since the 19th.^(DWB2|6, 443) Older dictionaries disagreed: Maaler, Stieler and Steinbach have ''darzu'', while Frisch decided for ''dazu''.^(DWB|2, 871)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|gmh|dārzuo]], [[inh|goh|darazuo]], a compound of the adverb [[m|goh|dara|t=thither]] and [[m|goh|zuo|t=to]].^(DWB2|6, 443)^(Köbler AHD) Otfrid's spelling [[m|goh|tharzua]] suggests that it was already linked with [[m|goh|dār|t=there]], and in early Middle High German it was generally taken as [[da]] and [[zu]].^(DWB2|6, 443) The same formation is [[osx|thar tō]], [[ang|þærtō]], [[ofs|thertō]] and [[nl|daartoe]], and in English [[m|en|thereto]].^(DWB2|6, 443)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The word is first recorded in Otfrid's Gospel book (863–871), where it is used of moving towards a place.^(DWB2|6, 443)^(Köbler AHD) Old High German ''darazuo'' meant “to it, thither” and also “in addition, besides” and “for that”.^(Köbler AHD)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The sense “in addition” was already used to join clauses in Old High German, as in modern ''dumm und faul dazu'' “stupid and lazy too”.^(Paul 2002) Compounds with verbs such as ''dazukommen'' and ''dazutun'' appear in Early New High German, ''dazugehörig'' in late Middle High German, and the noun ''Dazutun'' “help, contribution” in 1822.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 863–871 – Otfrid uses Old High German ''tharzua''.^(DWB2|6, 443)

+ * 12th century – Forms without /r/ (''dazuo'') make up about a fifth of the records.^(DWB2|6, 443)

+ * Late Middle High German – ''dazugehörig'' is formed.^(Paul 2002)

+ * 18th century – ''dazu'' outnumbers ''darzu''.^(DWB2|6, 443)

+ * 1822 – The noun ''Dazutun'' is recorded.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # To this, in [[m|en|addition]] to it: ''Zum Fisch gibt es Reis dazu.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Moreover, [[m|en|besides]]: ''Sie ist klug und dazu noch fleißig.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # About this, regarding it: ''Dazu möchte ich nichts sagen.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)

+ # For this [[m|en|purpose]]: ''Dazu fehlt uns das Geld.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[dazugehören]]

+ * [[dazukommen]]

+ * [[dazulernen]]

+ * [[dazutun]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[da]]

+ * [[zu]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}