to- Meaning, Definition & Usage

To-
Etymology
AS. to- asunder; akin to G. zer-, and perhaps to L. dis-, or Gr. .
Definitions
  1. see To, prep.An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break, to-hew, to-rend, to-tear. See these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on All to, or All-to, under All, adv.

Webster 1913