@lars to Linguistics@mander.xyz • 4 months agoLinguistic Coincidenceslemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square8arrow-up176arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareDeebsterlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoThe reason that island is spelt with an s is because English scholars mistakenly assumed that it was from the French isle (from Latin insula) and spelt it isle-land, which became island. It’s actually from Old English iegland.
The reason that island is spelt with an s is because English scholars mistakenly assumed that it was from the French isle (from Latin insula) and spelt it isle-land, which became island. It’s actually from Old English iegland.