prat(t) (but not Siouan)

[Alan Knutson]

Most of the 'sk' nautical terms are Dutch or Low German,  skiff is
Dutch, skipper, altho cognate, is Low German ("Saxon, " actually a
separate language).


Alan K

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Subject: Re: prat(t) (but not Siouan)

> I think Bob Rankin once suggested scat :: skittle, cf. shit.  (I don't
> think sk in skittle could be native English, however.)

Maybe Scandowegian.  As Mary says, I'm sure all this is covered in OED.
Weren't
we talking about these SK clusters at the conference (ship, skiff,
skipper,
etc.)?

Bob