# for that

> English word · Conjunction

## Definitions
1. Because.

## Etymology
From Middle English for that, from an alteration of Old English for þon (þe), with the instrumental demonstrative pronoun þon replaced by nominative/accusative þæt due to levelling of the Old English declensional system in Middle English. Equivalent to for (“because of”) + that.
Compare forthan, a parallel descendant of the same construction without the declensional levelling.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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