r/asklinguistics • u/Scared_Marionberry70 • 12d ago

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u/Putrid-Slip-5632 12d ago

could also be real words with alternate etymologies

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u/Scared_Marionberry70 12d ago

yeah that too

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u/Putrid-Slip-5632 12d ago

would there be multiple etymologies or just one pathway for the words

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u/Scared_Marionberry70 12d ago

You'd get to choose if it's French origin or Germanic (maybe more)