LL-L "Etymology" 2009.06.15 (05) [EN]

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From: M.-L. Lessing <marless at gmx.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.06.15 (01) [DE-EN]

 Sorry, dear Ron, you know that such statements mobilize all the spirit of
competition :-) But I assure you that it took me only 20 seconds to hit on
"zig". "Das hab ich dir doch schon zig Mal gesagt!"  suffix developed into a
word. Is it?

Hartlich!

Marlou

Ron wrote:

 a suffix that develops into a word. I can think of no other case like this.


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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Etymology

Aha! Good one, Marlou!

Groytens,
Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA

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