And why is the W silent anyways?

  • boydster@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    30·
    2 days ago

    Oh. My. God. I am so disappointed in myself that I never realized these words were all related before. Thank you for this gift.

    • Lvxferre@mander.xyz
      6·
      2 days ago

      A few less-obvious associations, just for fun:

      • Just like “the house” /s/ is “to house” /z/, “the glass” /s/ is “to glaze” /z/
      • Tiw’s Day, Wotan’s Day, Thor’s Day, Frigg’s Day. Note: Tiw, Wotan and Frigg are the native names for Norse Tyr, Odin and Freyja.
      • “Flee”, “fly”, “flow” are all related.
      • The “mus” in “muscle” is a borrowed cognate to native “mouse”.