Where does “thoughbeit” come from?

thoughbeit (English) comes from English Be, from Middle English be, from Old English bēo, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic bijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- — to hit, to pierce.

thoughbeit (English): Although, despite (it) being

Definitions

  1. Although, despite (it) being

Ancestry of “thoughbeit”, step by step

thoughbeit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce

via English IT

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishITInitialism of information technology; Initialism...
2Middle EnglishitAlternative form of hit
3Old Englishhitit
4Proto-Germanichitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

via English though

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthoughDespite that; however; Used to intensify...
2Middle EnglishthoghAlternative form of þou; though
3Old Englishþēahthough, although, even if, that, however,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →