Where do English words come from?
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Where do English words come from?. This presentation is made up of material from 04DescentofWords.htm and 04loans.html . You should read these pages closely. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. Systematic changes occur in the direct lines of descent only.
Where do English words come from?
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Where do English words come from? This presentation is made up of material from 04DescentofWords.htm and 04loans.html. You should read these pages closely.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Systematic changes occur in the direct lines of descent only
1 Direct descent from Old English HEAFOD > HEVED > HEAD CYRICE > CHURCH HLAFDIGE > LADY HLAFWEARD > HLAFORD > LAVERD > LORD WÍFMANN > WOMAN EOW > YOU
1 Direct descent from Old English • Some have only changed their spelling slightly: SCIP > SHIP ECG > EDGE BRYCG > BRIDGE
1 Direct descent from Old English • Some have changed little or not at all: IS HIS AND OFT FINGER LAMB STREAM SWIFT GOLD CORN STORM WIND FROST
1 Direct descent from Old English • Some have changed their meaning: bird dog be able to know how to want to
1 Direct descent from Old English • Modern English words which are descended straight from Old English often have obvious Icelandic cognates • We say they are “Common Germanic” (“Common Teutonic”)
2 Borrowed words Unsystematic change !
2 Borrowed words window
2 Borrowed words 0 0 0 chief
2 Borrowed words 0 0 0 chef
2 Borrowed words 0 0 0 0 head
