Etymology

forthen

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Today it means: Also; even. Full definition →

Middle English forthen ← Old English forþon
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromforþon
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforthen
  3. English todayforthen

From Middle English forthen, from Old English forþon, furþon, furþum (“even, exactly, quite, already, just as, at first, further, previously”), from forþ (“forth”). More at forth.

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