Etymology

forthan

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Today it means: For this reason; therefore. Full definition →

Middle English forthan ← Old English for þon
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromfor þon
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforthan
  3. English todayforthan

From Middle English forthan, from Old English for þon, comprised of for (“because of”) + þon (“that”). More at for, than, that, for that.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.