Where does “dessenthalben” come from?

dessenthalben (German) comes from German dessen — genitive masculine/neuter singular of der.

dessenthalben (German): because of them masculine or neuter

Definitions

  1. because of them masculine or neuter

Ancestry of “dessenthalben”, step by step

dessenthalben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dessen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandessengenitive masculine/neuter singular of der

via German halben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhalbenfor the sake of, because of
Every word from German dessen