Where does “þótt” come from?

þótt (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse at, from Old Norse þat, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

Ancestry of “þótt”, step by step

þótt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse at

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseatconflict, fight, battle; that; since, because, as
2Old Norseþatit; that
3Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
4Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Old Norse þó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþónevertheless, still, yet
2Proto-Germanicþauhnevertheless, though
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “þótt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →