toe

UK /təʊ/ · CA, US /toʊ/

Etymology From Middle English to, from Old English tā, (Mercian) tāhe, from Proto-West Germanic *taihā, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ, from *tīhwaną (“to show, announce”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”). Cognate with Dutch teen, German Zehe, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish tå, Faroese and Icelandic tá; also Old English teōn (“to accuse”), German zeihen (“to accuse, blame”); see also Hittite [script needed] (tekkuššāi), Latin dīcere (“to say”), digitus (“finger”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to point out, show”), Sanskrit दिदेष्टि (dídeṣṭi), दिशति (diśáti).

Antonyms

heel, tail

Derived terms

119 terms

big toe, blue toe syndrome, camel toe, claw toe, closed-toe, COVID toes, crowtoe, deertoe, dip a toe into, dip one's toe in, dip one's toe in the water, even-toed, finger-and-toe, head to toe, top to toe, grinch toe, hammertoe, hammer toe, head-to-toe, heel-and-toe, toe-and-heel, little toe, mallet toe, mistle-toe, moc toe, Morton's toe, nigger toe, on one's toes, opened-toe, peep-toe, pettitoes, pigeon toe, pinktoe, purple toe syndrome, pussytoes, put one's toe in the water, seedy toe, shelltoe, shelltoes, split-toe, squaretoes, steel-toe boot, step on someone's toes, stinking toe, thumb-toe, tick-tack-toe, tic tac toe, tic-tac-toe, timber-toe, tippy-toe, tip-toe, toe bean, toe biter, toe-biter, toeboard, toe box, toe cap, toecap, toe cheese, toeclip, toe-crusher, toe-crushing, toe-curling, toecutter, toe dance, toe-dance, toe-dip, toe drag, toe drop, toe edge, toeful, toehold, toe hold, toe-hold, toe jam, toe job, toe jump, toe kick, toeless, toelike, toe loop, toenail, toepad, toe pick, toepiece, toeplate, toe pleats, toe-poke, toe popper, toeprint, toeprinting, toe rag, toerag, toe ring, toe sack, toe scour, toe shoe, toeside, toesie, toe sock, toe stop, toestrap, toe tag, toe-tag, toe-tap, toe-tapper, toe tapper, toe-tapping, toe-tappingly, toe the mark, toetip, toe-to-toe, toe to toe, toe touch, toe wall, toe-winged beetle, toey, trip the light fantastic toe, turf toe

Hyponyms

hallux, big toe, great toe, large toe, second toe, long toe, third toe, middle toe, ring toe, fourth toe, fifth toe, little toe, pinky toe, baby toe, tiny toe

Coordinate terms

finger

Holonyms

foot

Meronyms

nail