although

Meanings

1. 1
   conj

   Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.

   Although it was very muddy, the football game went on.

2. 2
   conj

   But, except.

   It was difficult, although not as difficult as we had expected.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Proto-Indo-European *to-der. Proto-Indo-European *-weder. Proto-Germanic *þau Proto-Indo-European *-kʷeder. Proto-Germanic *-hw Proto-Germanic *þauh Proto-West Germanic *þauh Old English þēah Old English Middle English althagh English although From Middle English althagh, from Old English compound of eall (“all (emphatic)”) + þēah (“though”). By surface analysis, al(l) + though.