And why is the W silent anyways?

  • Lvxferre
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    1 month 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”.