Etymology of the English word instead
the English word
insteadderived from the English word
phrasederived from the Latin word
phrasisderived from the Greek word
phrasis, φράσις, ϕράσις
derived from the Greek word
phrazein, φράζω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷhren-derived from the English word
inderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the English word
steadderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*stadisderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-Date
The earliest known usage of instead in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
