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though¹
- /ðəʊ/ UK
- /ðoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊ
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *to-der.
Proto-Indo-European *-weder.
Proto-Germanic *þau
Proto-Indo-European *-kʷeder.
Proto-Germanic *-hw
Proto-Germanic *þauh
Proto-West Germanic *þauh
Old English þēah
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Proto-Germanic *þauh
Old Norse *þóhder.
Middle English thogh
English though
From Middle English though, thogh, from Old Norse *þóh (later þó). Superseded (in most dialects) Middle English thegh, from Old English þēah (“though, although, even if, that, however, nevertheless, yet, still; whether”). Both the Old Norse and Old English are from Proto-Germanic *þauh (“though”), from Proto-Indo-European *to-, suffixed with Proto-Germanic *-hw < Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (“and”).
Akin to Scots tho (“though”), Saterland Frisian dach (“though”), West Frisian dôch, dochs (“though”), Dutch doch (“though”), German doch (“though”), Danish dog (“though, however”), Swedish dock (“however, still”), Icelandic þó (“though”). More at that.
adverb tho · tho’ · thô · thogh · thot · thou
- Despite that; however. I'm not paid to do all this paperwork for you. I will do it this once, though.
- Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed. "Man, it's hot in here." — "Isn't it, though?"
Similar: anyhow, anyway, even so, in any case, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet
conjunction tho · tho’ · thô · thogh · thot · thou
- Despite the fact that; although. Though it is risky, it is worth taking the chance.
- If, that, even if. We shall be not sorry though the man die tonight.
Similar: even though
though²
verb tho · tho’ · thô · thogh · thot · thou
- Misspelling of thought.thought
