over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 days agoWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up159arrow-down1message-squareWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLvxferre@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 days agoA 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”.
A few less-obvious associations, just for fun: