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#Etymology

Why is there an 's' in the middle of '#draftsman'? What is the #semantic origin of it?

@Quora #iweb3 #draftsperson
https://twitter.com/GOHSookJin/status/1623133106076061697

#Etymology

According to @EtymOnlineOTD, Proto-Germanic *baumaz "tree" is of uncertain etymology (according to Boutkan probably a substrate word), though tracing it back to PIE *bheu- "to grow" is not unreasonable.

#beam #baumaz #bheu #iweb3
https://twitter.com/mewo2/status/959135761361711107

#Etymology

Is Proto-Germanic *baumaz "tree" etymologically related to Proto-Indo-European *bheu- "to grow, to exist"?

@Quora #iweb3
https://www.quora.com/unanswered/Is-Proto-Germanic-baumaz-tree-etymologically-related-to-Proto-Indo-European-bheu-to-exist-to-grow-1

#Etymology

High < Proto-Germanic *hauha-
Uncertain origin, perhaps from PIE *kouko-

#iweb3 https://twitter.com/GOHSookJin/status/1636173356264480769

為甚麼 #泰語 的 5(ha < *lŋa / *sŋa )和 6 (hok < *krok) 像是借自 #上古漢語?

#Thai #Etymology #Linguistics #iweb3
https://twitter.com/GOHSookJin/status/1699302981731283345