English
forthan
Forthan comes from Middle English forthan.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthan
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forthan
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of for þon + þon ‘that’
The story
From Middle English forthan, from Old English for þon, comprised of for (‘because of’) + þon (‘that’).
Every English word from Middle English forthan
Today it means
conj For this reason; therefore.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English forthan / forthan