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Re:Why “children,” not “childs”? (2016) by Sharlin on Sunday May 27, 2018 @05:01PM (#17169083)
No, those words are ancient, much older than any remotely modern German. They come from Proto-Germanic via Old English and have cognates in most Germanic languages. Kin words are usually among the most preserved and most rarely borrowed words in a language, as are words related to agriculture and animal husbandry.
Re:Why “children,” not “childs”? (2016) by amaccuish on Sunday May 27, 2018 @05:03PM (#17169094)
Yes, very true, that's even further back, but you miss out on the fun stuff like vowel mutations and changing in endings :)