Heiko Evermann wrote:
Hi Mark,
Ahh, but Gerard, the words have the same origins,
even if you spell
them differently.
So Sass will spell it "greutens", and AS will spell it "groytens",
but
they both have the same origin, and the same translations.
Thanks a lot for this remark.
Kind regards,
Heiko
Hoi,
When a word's etymology is considered, its origin is often mistaken by
people because they look for the "ultimate" root for a word. They then
decide that it is for instance derived from a Latin or Greek word and
there is means so and so. When you look at etymology in this way, sure
you are "correct". An alternative way of looking is from what language
did it derive in this language, dialect; this etymology may be quite
different. It may be from French in stead. Historically this connection
is far more relevant. Linguistically I would say it is an enrichment if
you are aware of this flow.
Now I know that you know. And I also know that this discussion has
nothing to do with the subjectmatter discussed on the Wikitech-l. I will
from now on only discuss technical matters that are genuinely technical
on wikitech-l. Discussions on the use of Ultimate Wiktionary I will only
answer to on the Wiktionary-l.
Thanks,
Gerard