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Yoïn van Spijk

@yvanspijk

/'dʒowɪn/
• historisch taalkundige | historical linguist
• dialectoloog | dialectologist
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4 months ago

The English words 'of', 'off', 'after', and 'ebb' all contain the same root.

It also lies at the basis of German 'von' (of; from) and 'aber' (but).

This root, Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)p-, meant 'off; away'. By adding suffixes, related meanings were derived.

Here's more:

The English words 'of', 'off', 'after', and 'ebb' all contain the same root. It also lies at the basis of German 'von' (of; from) and 'aber' (but). This root, Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)p-, meant 'off; away'. By adding suffixes, related meanings were derived. Here's more:
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