forwhy
English
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Definitions
- (obsolete) Because; for the reason that.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forwhy inherited from Old English forhwī compound from English for (away, up, very, completely, excessively, wrongly, fore-, fully, from, destructively, badly, off, harmfully, mis-, for, amiss) + English why.
Origin
English
why
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bond for deed English
- for English
- forasmuch English
- forcause English
- forever English
- formenism English
- herefor English
- herefore English
- somewhy English
- therefor English
- therefore English
- wherefore English
- why English
- whyever English
- whyn't English
- whyness English
- forhwī Old English
- for Middle English
- forwhy Middle English
- why Middle English
- fi Jamaican Creole