Definition of UNTO

unto

Meanings

Conj

  • Up to the time or degree that; until.

Prep

  • Up to; indicates a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it.
  • To; indicates an indirect object.
  • Down to the last; encompassing even every.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English unto, from Old English *untō, *und tō, equivalent to un- (“against; toward; up to”) + to. Cognate with Old Frisian ont to ("until"; > Saterland Frisian antou (“until”)) (cf. Old Frisian und (“up to; till”), Old Frisian til (“till; to”)), Old Saxon untō, untuo (“until”), Old High German unze, unzi, unza (“until”), Old Norse und (“as far as; up to”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 (untē, “until; as long as”).

Synonyms

till, until

Scrabble Score: 4

unto is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
unto is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unto is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

unto is a valid Words With Friends word