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Forums: Etymology, Food, Spices, Borrowing

Question by panoptical
Posted 09/12/12 8:48 AM

Replies: 11
Views: 10,604

Last Post by CalamityJane
on 02/22/25 9:51 PM

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Is "-at" (of the what and that) a personal pronoun it?

Forums: English, Etymology

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 09/05/19 6:27 AM

Replies: 2
Views: 2,018

Last Post by bobsal u1553115
on 03/03/20 3:58 PM

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𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃 "gaurs" (sad), 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 "gretan" (to weep)

Forums: Gothic, Etymology, English

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 10/05/19 6:35 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,717

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 10/05/19 6:35 AM

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**** -> skit, shall -> skall, shame -> skam, sharp -> skarp, shift -> skift, shake -> skaka

Forums: English, Etymology, Swedish

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:43 AM

Replies: 2
Views: 1,622

Last Post by TooFriendly112
on 09/22/19 3:05 AM

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bridge -> brigge, hedge -> hegge, midge -> migge, ridge -> rigge, edge -> egge

Forums: English, Etymology, Middle English

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/17/19 3:04 PM

Replies: 1
Views: 1,416

Last Post by coa999
on 09/14/19 1:42 PM

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Do Russian gde (where) and kuda (where) have the same origin?

Forums: Russian, Etymology

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 09/05/19 4:18 PM

Replies: 3
Views: 1,461

Last Post by longly
on 09/08/19 4:02 PM

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Is Russian togda (then) from togo (that) in line with Gothic þanuh (then) and þana (that)?

Forums: Russian, Gothic, Etymology

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 09/05/19 3:13 PM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,411

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 09/05/19 3:13 PM

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Do French noun bigoudis “curlers” and German verb biegen “to curve” have the same origin?

Forums: Etymology, German, French

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 09/03/19 4:07 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,809

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 09/03/19 4:07 AM

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Do English noun “rise” and verb “run” have the same origin?

Forums: English, Etymology, Gothic

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/30/19 10:51 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,899

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/30/19 10:51 AM

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drink > drigkan, think > þagkjan

Forums: English, Etymology, Gothic

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/25/19 11:29 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,786

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/25/19 11:29 AM

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Zeichen > taikn, sich > sik, auch > auk

Forums: Etymology, German, Gothic

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/25/19 11:11 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,671

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/25/19 11:11 AM

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zwölf > twalif, ziehen > tiuhan, Zeichen > taikn

Forums: Etymology, German, Gothic

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/25/19 11:05 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,634

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/25/19 11:05 AM

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tongue > tuggo, hunger > huggrjan, bring > briggan

Forums: English, Etymology, Gothic

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/25/19 11:01 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,272

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/25/19 11:01 AM

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Does Gothic verb "hropjan" (to shout) relate to Russian " hrapet' " (to snore)?

Forums: Etymology, Russian, Gothic

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/23/19 1:15 PM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,247

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/23/19 1:15 PM

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hlaupan > laufen, hropjan > rufen

Forums: Etymology, German, Gothic

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/23/19 12:57 PM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,546

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/23/19 12:57 PM

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greipan > greifen, wairpan > werfen, hilpan > helfen

Forums: Etymology, German, Gothic

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/23/19 12:53 PM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,414

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/23/19 12:53 PM

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book > boek, blood > bloed, foot > voet, good > goed, troop > troep, flood > vloed, floor -> vloer

Forums: English, Etymology, Dutch

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:37 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,460

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/18/19 2:37 AM

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have -> hafa, live -> lifa, give -> gefa, weave -> vefa, silver -> silfur, oven -> ofn

Forums: English, Etymology, Icelandic

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:33 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,223

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/18/19 2:33 AM

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Does English "helm" relate to Russian "holm" hill?

Forums: English, Etymology, Russian

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:26 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,473

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/18/19 2:26 AM

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what -> was, white -> weiß, while -> Weile, whale -> Wal, wheat -> Weizen, whom -> wem

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:17 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,548

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/18/19 2:17 AM

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morrow -> Morgen, sorrow -> sorgen, borrow -> borgen

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:08 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,471

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/18/19 2:08 AM

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follow -> folgen, tallow -> talgen, bellows -> Balgen, gallows -> Galgen

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:05 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,314

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/18/19 2:05 AM

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yellow -> Gelb, fallow -> falb, swallow -> Schwalbe

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:03 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,504

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/18/19 2:03 AM

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swan Schwan, swarm Schwarm, swim schwimmen, snap schnappen , swear schwören, swindle Schwindel

Forums: English, Etymology, German

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/18/19 2:01 AM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,341

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/18/19 2:01 AM

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live leben,give geben,have haben,seven Sieben,love Lieben,shove schieben,evil übel,over über

Forums: German, Etymology, English

Question by NickTheodorov
Posted 08/17/19 4:00 PM

Replies: 0
Views: 1,338

Last Post by NickTheodorov
on 08/17/19 4:00 PM

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