THE ORIGIN OF aroint AND OTHER -oint-WORDS IN ENGLISH
THE ORIGIN OF aroint AND OTHER -oint-WORDS IN ENGLISH
Author(s): Bernhard DiensbergSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: etymology; French loanwords; historical morphology
Summary/Abstract: Regarding the word form aroint, I am going to propose an etymological base for it in the group of French loanwords of the structure oin + consonant. As far as verbal loans are concerned, the root -oint can either stand for the 3rd pers. sing. pres. ind. or for the past participle of Old French verbs of the type poindre ‘to pierce, prick; to sting, bite’ (AND1: poindre), uindre, oindre ‘to anoint; to rub, smear’ (AND1: oindre). Apart from a short bibliography, the Appendix contains a selection of illustrative material.
Journal: Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia (SEC)
- Issue Year: 20/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 63-69
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English