Etymology of the English word because
the English word
becausederived from the English word
causederived from the Old French word
causederived from the Latin word
causa (cause, reason, motive; occasion, subject; plea; thing)
derived from the English word
biderived from the Obsolete German word
Bismuthderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kweit-Date
The earliest known usage of because in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
