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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From:
Hannelore Hinz <a href="mailto:hannehinz@t-online.de" target="_blank"><hannehinz@t-online.de></a><br>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2011.02.21 (02) [EN]<br>
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Hello Lowlanders,<br>
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Henriy Pijffers wrote (LL-L 21. February 2011-Volume 01):</p>
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<span style="color: navy;"> Someone asked
why the English words "laughter" and "daughter" are
pronounced so differently. I've already
found that the former comes straight from Middle English, via Old English
"hleahtor", and<br>
the latter from Middle English "doughter",
from Old English "dohtor".</span></p>
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I have read in the dictionary ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:<br>
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<b>laughter<br>
</b>O.E./Old English <i>hleahtor</i>, from P.Gmc. *<i>hlahtraz </i>(cf. O.N./
Old Norse <i>hlatr</i>, Ger.
<i>Gelächter)</i>; see <i>laugh.<br>
<br>
</i><b>daughter<br>
</b>O.E. <i>dohtor</i>, from P.Gmc. *<i>dochter</i>, earler *<i>dhukter </i>(ef.
O.S. <i>dohtar</i>, O.N. <i>dottir, </i>O.Fris., Du. <i>dochter,<br>
</i>Goth. <i>dauhtar</i>), from PIE *<i>dhugheter </i>(cf. Skt. <i>duhitar-</i>,
Avestan <i>dugeda-</i>, Armenian <i>dustr</i>, O.C.S. <i>dušti</i>,<br>
Lith. <i>dukte</i>, Gk. <i>thygater</i>). The common IE word, lost in Celtic
and Latin (L. <i>filia </i>"daughter" is fem. of <i>filius<br>
</i>"son"). The modern spelling evolved 16c. in southern England. <i>Daughter-in-law
</i>is attested from late 14c.<br>
<br>
I think, we must accept the different discussion. (Ick wull beseggen, wi möten
den'n ünnerscheidlichen Sound akzeptieren.)<br>
<br>
Regards.<br>
<br>
Hanne<br>
<br>
P.S.: Dit wier oewer ne Prozedur, tweimal is de Bidrag in de Binsen gahn
(abgestürzt).</p>
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