Where does “nonetheless” come from?

Nonetheless comes from Middle English non-the-les and no-the-les, from Old English nā þē lǣs, literally meaning "not the less."

nonetheless (English): Nevertheless

Definitions

  1. Nevertheless

Ancestry of “nonetheless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishnathelesNevertheless, nonetheless
2Old Englishnān þȳ lǣs—
Every word from Old English nān þȳ lǣs →Every word from Middle English natheles →