Nevertheless
/ˌnɛv.ə.ðəˈlɛs/noun
Used to say that something is true or happens in spite of what has just been said.
Did you know?Nevertheless is a fossilized phrase that hardened into a single adverb in Middle English, showing how English can turn a whole sentence into one word of defiance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ne
“not”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*aiw-
“age, eternity; ever”
Old English
OE
ne
“not”
Old English
OE
nǣfre
“never”
Old English
OE
læs
“less, smaller”
Middle English
ME
neuer þe lasse
“none the less; notwithstanding”
Modern English
English
nevertheless
“in spite of that; all the same”