Re: Cant (was: Question about Romlangs/CeltiConlangs)
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, August 22, 2002, 12:33 |
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Thomas R. Wier scripsit:
> It's first attested in the 14th century, and the lexicographers
> assume it's from Middle Low German _kant_.
No, that's the dialect adjective "cant" = "lively", which is unrelated.
See my previous posting or m-w.com.
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