Unto
/ˈʌn.tuː/noun
A formal or archaic preposition meaning “to” or “until.”
Did you know?Unto survives mainly in Biblical and literary English, where it preserves the older force of Old English prepositions rather than any occult origin.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deh₃-
“to give, place, put”
Old English
OE
to
“to, toward, until”
Old English
OE
on tō
“on to, toward, until”
Middle English
ME
unto
“to, toward, as far as; until”
Modern English
English
unto
“archaic or literary preposition meaning to or until”