Principles Of English Etymology First Series The Native Element

Author : Walter William Skeat
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267847068
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Principles of English Etymology (Classic Reprint) written by Walter William Skeat and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Principles of English Etymology Scandinavian sources, as these mostly belong to an early stage of the language (see Chap. XXIII). I have also con sidered the Celtic element of the language (see Chap. XXII) as well as the words which have been borrowed, at various times, from Dutch or some other Low German source (see Chap. XXIV). A list of the few and unimportant words of German origin is also included, for the sake of completeness (see Chap. VI, p. So that all the Teutonic sources of our language are thus accounted for. Whilst the main sub jcet of the book is the native element' of our very composite language, it is convenient to consider, at the same time, all words of Teutonic origin (except such as have reached us, at second-hand, through the French or some other Romance language), as well as the words of Celtic origin and such as were borrowed from Latin at an early period. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.