English
thother
Thother comes from Middle English thother ‘the other’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500thother‘the other’
- Englishearliest quotation 1562–1565same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500thother‘the other’
- Englishearliest quotation 1562–1565same form
Earliest quotation: 1562–1565, Thomas Smyth [i.e., The Diuision of the Parts and Persons of the Common Wealth: “Another the like was among the Romanes of Patricij…”
Every English word from Middle English thother
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English thother / thother