thither
/ˈðɪðə
/adverb archaic or literary
To or towards that place: no trickery had been necessary to attract him thither...
- Many Acadians fled thither after the dispersion of Grand Pré and the fall of Louisbourg.
- Other colonists went thither of their own will in 1654 and 1662.
- On hearing a rumour that Isabella is with Theodore in the churchyard, Manfred rushes thither, and stabs the woman - only to find it is his daughter, Matilda.
Origin
Old English thider, alteration (by association with hither) of thæder, of Germanic origin; related to that and the.