English

forsomuch

Forsomuch comes from Middle English forsomuch.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from for + so + much

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- ‘before’

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Proto-Germanic *furi

Proto-West Germanic *furi

Old English for ‘for’

Middle English for

English for

Proto-Germanic *swa ‘so’

Proto-West Germanic *swā ‘so’

Old English swā ‘so’

Middle English so

English so

Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- ‘big’

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Proto-West Germanic *mikil ‘big’

Old English myċel ‘big’

Middle English muchel ‘much’

Middle English muche ‘much’

English much

Every English word from Middle English forsomuch

adv Forasmuch.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.