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today

on this present day; in the present period

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Where does the word "today" come from? It comes from Old English tō dæge, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).

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Where does the word "today" come from? It comes from Old English tō dæge, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).

Today’s story begins in Old English: tō dæge meant “on this day.” 'on (this) day', tō being used in its old sense 'at, on'. It reached English by 1300s as today. Commonly spelled 'to-day' until the early 1900s; NBC's Today show, first broadcast in 1952, pioneered morning television. Today, today means on this present day; in the present period.

  1. Stage 1 · Old English · medieval tō dæge "on this day", 'on (this) day', tō being used in its old sense 'at, on'.
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1300s today "on this day; nowadays", commonly spelled 'to-day' until the early 1900s; NBC's Today show, first broadcast in 1952, pioneered morning television.

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