139,642
edits
m (→Semitic) |
m (→Semitic) |
||
Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
==Semitic== | ==Semitic== | ||
*''boor'' from Hebrew בּוּר 'ignoramus' | *''boor'' from Hebrew בּוּר 'ignoramus', via a language that changes it to /bu:r/ or /p⁼u:r/ | ||
*''dint'' as in ''by dint of'' from [[Togarmite]] ''dint'' 'judgment, sentence', from the root √d-(j)-n 'to opine, to judge' | *''dint'' as in ''by dint of'' from [[Togarmite]] ''dint'' 'judgment, sentence', from the root √d-(j)-n 'to opine, to judge' | ||
*''main'' meaning 'high seas' from [[Togarmite]] ''mein'' 'water' (cognate to Hebrew מים ''máyim'') | *''main'' meaning 'high seas' from [[Togarmite]] ''mein'' 'water' (cognate to Hebrew מים ''máyim'') |
edits