Re:Why “children,” not “childs”? (2016)
by Sharlin on Sunday May 27, 2018 @05:01PM
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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.
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