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