[gothic-l] Re: Name origin and meaning

[James Jones]

>However,
> word borrowings from foreign languages into Icelandic are rare indeed, and
> Icelandic has an aversion toward borrowings.  In fact, virtually all
> scientific vocabulary in Icelandic (medical, engineering, physics, etc.)
is
> homemade, i.e., inherently Icelandic,  a phenomenon unheard of in the
> linguistic world!

The French also seem to abhor borrowings. Of all the languages that I am
somewhat familiar with, it is the only one whose word for 'computer' is not
'computer'.

- James


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