thereto

the·reto

UK/ˌðɛəˈtuː/ US/ˌðɛɚˈtuː/ fairly common formal

adverb

to that

“with all the appurtenances fitting thereto”

Synonyms

to it
to that

Origin

From Middle English therto, from Old English þǣrtō (“thereto”), equivalent to there + to. Cognate with Scots tharto, thereto (“thereto”), Saterland Frisian deertou (“thereto”), West Frisian dêrta (“thereto”), Dutch daartoe (“thereto; for that”), German Low German daarto (“to that; for that; thereto”), German dazu (“to that; for that; thereto”).

Phrases

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

Related words

Word family

theretofore

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