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thith⋅er

  [thith-er, thith-]
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–adverb
1. Also, thith⋅er⋅ward  [thith-er-werd, thith-] , thith⋅er⋅wards. to or toward that place or point; there.
–adjective
2. on the farther or other side or in the direction away from the person speaking; farther; more remote.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, var. of ME thider, OE, alter. of thæder (i from hider hither ); akin to ON thathra there, Goth thathro thence, Skt tátra there, thither
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thith·er   (thĭth'ər, thĭth'-)   
adv.  To or toward that place; in that direction; there: running hither and thither.
adj.  Located or being on the more distant side; farther: the thither side of the pond.

[Middle English, from Old English thider; see to- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

thither 
O.E. þider "to or toward that place," altered (by infl. of its opposite hider) of earlier þæder "to that place," from P.Gmc. *thadra- (cf. O.N. þaðra "there"), from *tha (see that) + PIE suffix denoting motion toward (cf. Goth. -dre, Skt. -tra). The medial -th- developed in M.E. but was rare before 1525 (cf. gather, murder, burden).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

thither

see hither and thither.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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