nochtans

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nochdan, from Old Dutch *nohthan, from Proto-West Germanic *nohþan, from Proto-Germanic *nuhþan. Compare Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌸𐌰𐌽 (nauhþan, “still, yet”), Old High German noh danne (“yet”), Old Saxon nohthan (“yet”), and the similarly formed German dennoch (“anyhow”).

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Adverb

nochtans

1. (formal, slightly dated) nevertheless

   Synonyms: desondanks, toch