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Where do English words come from?

Where do English words come from?. This presentation is made up of material from 04DescentofWords.htm and 04loans.html . You should read these pages closely. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. Systematic changes occur in the direct lines of descent only.

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Where do English words come from?

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  1. Where do English words come from? This presentation is made up of material from 04DescentofWords.htm and 04loans.html. You should read these pages closely.

  2. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Systematic changes occur in the direct lines of descent only

  3. 1 Direct descent from Old English

  4. 1 Direct descent from Old English HEAFOD > HEVED > HEAD CYRICE > CHURCH HLAFDIGE > LADY HLAFWEARD > HLAFORD > LAVERD > LORD WÍFMANN > WOMAN EOW > YOU

  5. 1 Direct descent from Old English • Some have only changed their spelling slightly: SCIP > SHIP ECG > EDGE BRYCG > BRIDGE

  6. 1 Direct descent from Old English • Some have changed little or not at all: IS HIS AND OFT FINGER LAMB STREAM SWIFT GOLD CORN STORM WIND FROST

  7. 1 Direct descent from Old English • Some have changed their meaning: bird dog be able to know how to want to

  8. 1 Direct descent from Old English • Modern English words which are descended straight from Old English often have obvious Icelandic cognates • We say they are “Common Germanic” (“Common Teutonic”)

  9. Common Teutonic/Germanic

  10. Common Teutonic/Germanic

  11. 2 Borrowed words Unsystematic change !

  12. 2 Borrowed words window

  13. 2 Borrowed words 0 0 0 chief

  14. 2 Borrowed words 0 0 0 chef

  15. 2 Borrowed words 0 0 0 0 head

  16. Sound changes in the host language

  17. Sound changes in the host language

  18. Sound changes in the donor language

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